[Web4lib] Re: Upgrading to WebPac Pro/OPAC

[Vicki Lonell Hain]

Whoops!  Sorry -- I meant to send this to a different list!   - Vicki


Vicki Lonell Hain wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I am a fairly new hire and a newbie to libraries and "Millenium world" 
> -- I haven't had to do much with Millenium yet other than tweaks to 
> the catalog website.
>
> We're currently at Release 2006, I'll be upgrading to WebPac Pro 
> (OPAC) as soon as I feel reasonably confident about what I'm doing.  
> I'm hoping I might get a few words of wisdom from the experienced 
> folks here. 
>
> Below are some questions, - hope it's ok to ask them here & any help 
> would be greatly appreciated!
>
> 1.  In the documention it says:
> "When your library 'goes Pro', WebPAC Pro with RightResult is enabled 
> for your live WebPAC on your production or training servers. This 
> means that WebPAC Pro will go live simultaneously on your staging 
> WebPAC and your live WebPAC."
>
> I'm not sure what this means.  -- Am I able to upgrade the staging 
> port without affecting the live port?
>
> 2.  The Staging port hasn't ever been used so far, all of the files, 
> etc. are the default.  I see that it's easy to copy everything from 
> Staging to Live, but is there a reasonably easy way to copy everything 
> from Live to Staging?
>
> 3.  Will I receive upgrade instructions after the Service Commitment 
> is submitted for the WebPac Pro setup?  I've found the 2006 upgrade 
> instructions, the FAQ's, tour, etc. for the Pro upgrade on the 
> csdirect website, but not a step-by-step for the Pro upgrade.
>
> Does anyone have any particular advice or things to watch out for??
>
> Again, THANKS for any help!!  Vicki
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> Vicki Lonell Hain (using personal email)
> Web Developer
> Chapel Hill Public Library
> Chapel Hill, NC
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