Verify Upgrade Success

Once you have installed the server upgrades, there are a number of items that you should check to ensure that Vista is functioning correctly.

  1. Review the update logs and report any errors to Viewpoint Support.
    The installer creates two logs - one log for the application server and another log for the database server.
    1. To review the log for application changes, go to the Viewpoint Repository\Updates folder. The log name is formatted like this:
      Vista Application Server.MSILog.yyyymmddhhmmss.logVista_ServicePack_ScriptLog_20.##_yyyymmddhhmmss.log
    2. To review the log for database changes, go to the Viewpoint Repository folder. The log name is formatted like this:
      VP_ServerUpdate_Log_yyyymmdd_hhmmss.log
  2. Verify that you can log into the Vista application.
    For instructions connecting the local client to your server, see Log in to Vista - VRL On-Premises or Log in to Vista - Local Area Network.
  3. From the Main Menu, select Help > About Vista and verify that the version number is accurate
  4. Run a few standard reports.
  5. Open a few standard forms.
  6. Review the release notes and grant/modify security to any new/modified forms and reports in Vista.
    To review release notes:
    1. From the left side menu, select What's New.
    2. On the main What's New page, select the module links to access the release notes for each module.
  7. Regenerate all database views.
  8. If problems occur, submit a Vista support case.