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Upgrading an Existing Sage X3 Solution

This document explains how to upgrade an existing Sage X3 solution to the latest version release.
Caution: Before you perform the upgrade, make sure you:

Contact your local Sage Sales office in order to get your new license.
Perform a full backup of your system.

Updating the Console

Run the console-2.41.0.86-win.jar file located in the X3Installs\Console folder of the V12 DVD-ROM.
Note that the Console can only be installed on platforms running Windows Operating System.
Caution: If the prior version of the Console belongs to the "SAFE X3 V1" generation (for example,
CFG.124), you have to unistall it first.

Updating the Main Runtime

Caution: Before the update, make sure that the batch server and the accounting tasks are disabled,
and that there is no other active session connected to the X3 server.

1. Run the runtime-91.3.5.12.jar file located in the X3Installs\Runtime folder of the V12 DVD-ROM.
2. Select Modify installation.
3. Select the installation path of the existing runtime component.
On platforms running the Windows Operating System, the update mode detects all existing
runtime components and it lists them in a display panel with their corresponding paths. Select the
runtime component you want to upgrade and follow the rest of the process.

Updating the Application

1. Run the x3-application-12.0.19.jar file located in the X3Installs\Application folder of the V12
DVD-ROM.
2. Select Modify installation.
3. Select the installation path of the existing application.
On platforms running the Windows Operating System, the update mode detects all existing
applications and it lists them in a display panel with their corresponding paths. Select the
application you want to upgrade and follow the rest of the process.

Note: The update can take up to 30 minutes.

Updating the "Full" or "Test" additional Runtimes

Update the additional runtimes if any were previously installed.

Updating the Print Server

1. Run the print-server-2.16.0.26-win.jar file located in the X3Installs\PrintServer folder of the V12
DVD-ROM.
The Print Server can only be installed on platforms running the Windows Operating System.
2. Select the installation path of the existing Print Server component.
The update mode detects the correct repository and finishes the update process.

Updating the Java Bridge component

Perform this step only if the Java Bridge component was previously installed.

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1. Run the java-bridge-2.23.2.jar file located in the X3Installs\JavaBridge folder of the V12 DVD-
ROM.
2. Select Modify installation.
3. Select the installation path of the existing Java Bridge component.
The update mode detects the correct repository and finishes the update process.

Updating Web Services and ADC server component

1. Run the vt-web-server-2.36.1.jar file located in the X3Installs\VTWebServer folder of the V12
DVD-ROM.
2. Select Modify installation.
3. Select the installation path of the existing webservice and ADC server component.
On platforms running the Windows Operating System, the update mode detects the correct
repository and finishes the update process.

Caution: You need to specify a user/password with rights to create and modify a service, as well as the
passphrase that was initially used during the first installation of the component.

Updating Elasticsearch
Elasticsearch is an open source, distributed real-time search and analytics engine. Sage X3 is now
compatible with Elasticsearch version 6.8. You can download it from the Elasticsearch website.
Note: It is important to click the links given inside version 6.8 procedures. If you go directly on Elastic's
download center you will only be able to download their latest release that is not yet certified with Sage
X3.
Although Sage X3 is still compatible with previous releases, it is strongly recommended to upgrade to
version 6.8 as Elasticsearch 2.4.4 is no longer maintained by Elastic. It is highly recommended to host
Elasticsearch on a dedicated server.
Make sure you write down the Elasticsearch host name and its corresponding http service port number.
These two parameters are defined in the elasticsearch.yml file. You will need to set these hostname and
port parameters in the nodelocal configuration file. These parameters are equivalent to network.host and
http.port in the elasticsearch.yml file.

Note: For network.host, 0.0.0.0 will bind to all network interfaces. The value 0 has the same effect as
0.0.0.0. For further information, consult Elasticsearch's network settings documentation.
For information on upgrading Elasticsearch, consult the installation and upgrade guides available in
their online documentation.

Updating MongoDB server

The MongoDB server should be in version 3.0 (or above) for better performances.

Up to version 7.1 of Sage X3, there is no automatic installer for MongoDB server. Download it
from the MongoDB website and install it manually.
From update 8 of Sage X3, the installation of MongoDB can be done automatically.

We recommend that you update MongoDB with the automatic procedure.

Note: If you initially installed MongoDB manually, you have to perform a new installation using a
different mongoDB port than before. Make sure you select Import and initialize db with data from
another instance to retrieve the administration data from the previous database.
If you still want to manually install it, refer to the MongoDB installation guide to upgrade your
installation.
If you initially installed MongoDB automatically, simply modify the installation.
Caution: Make sure the "agent sage Syracuse" and "sage Syracuse" services are stopped before
updating MongoDB.

Updating Sage X3 Syracuse Server

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1. Run the syracuse-server-M.m.P.jar file located in the X3Installs\SyracuseServer folder of the

V12 DVD-ROM.
2. Select Modify installation.
3. Select the installation path of the existing Syracuse component.

Caution: You need to specify a user/password with rights to create and modify a service, as well as the
passphrase that was initially used during the first installation of the component.
Note: The update process launches a series of scripts that initialize the MongoDB database with the
data required for the administration of Sage X3, as well as the administration of the menu pages by the
Sage X3 Syracuse Server. The component update can take up to 30 minutes.

Reconfiguring the components of the solution with the Console

1. In the Console, load the solution and click Application to reconfigure the application and
runtime.
This operation can take 30 minutes or more.
2. Reconfigure "Full" and "Test" additional runtimes, if any was installed in the previous version.
3. Reconfigure the print server.
4. Reconfigure the Java Bridge component, if it was installed in the previous version.
5. Reconfigure the webservice and ADC server component, if it was installed in the previous
version.

Updating the supervisor

Before you update the license, you have to launch the supervisor update function. To do that:

1. Log into Syracuse with a super administrator account.

2. Connect to the root folder X3 endpoint in the Welcome panel.
3. Go to Setup > Users > Users (GESAUS). When entering the function, the message The product
Sage X3 is only licensed until V11 but V12 is requested is displayed.

You can then update the license by following the steps detailed below.

Updating the license

You can then update the license:

1. Go to Administration > Licenses > License upload.

2. Option 1:

i. Click Select file.

ii. Locate the license file on your server or local repository and select it.
iii. Click Open. The file is uploaded and a document icon appears in the Upload panel
indicating that the license is ready to be uploaded.
iv. Click Upload license.

3. Option 2

i. Open the license file with a text editor.

ii. Copy/paste the content of the file in the Content block.
iii. Click Upload license.

When leaving the function opened before launching the license update, the message Supervisor
update is displayed, meaning that the Supervisor update is done. ## Personalizing and initializing the
menus

1. Log into Syracuse with a super administrator account.

2. Connect to the root folder X3 endpoint in the Welcome panel.
3. Click the Personalization and Menus intialization from X3 folder (on the right panel).
Wait until the end of the import.

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Updating the privileges of the ADX_SYS role (Only for upgrades from V7, or U8
patch 3 or lower)
For Unix-Oracle

1. Connect as a user who has DBA rights on the concerned database using a command line.
2. Go to the Runtime directory of the solution:
"cd /Patch_Runtime/runtime" (with "Patch_Runtime" corresponding to the Runtime installation
complete path)
3. Run the .profile command to get the available environment variables: ". ./.profile"
4. Go to the ebin runtime directory: "cd ebin"
5. Run the update command:
"sqlplus system/manager @update_SYS_role_17R301.sql X3
>$ADXDIR/tmp/update_SYS_role_17R301.log"
6. Check the content of the log file to make sure there are no errors:
"cat $ADXDIR/tmp/update_SYS_role_17R301.log"

For Windows-Oracle

1. On the server, run the following command:

"path_Runtime\ebin\Update_Role_17r3xx.bat path_Runtime" (with "patch_Runtime"
corresponding to the Runtime installation complete path)
2. Check the content of the log file to make sure there are no errors.
This file is located in the runtime tmp directory.

Revalidating the child folders

To finalize the update, every child folder needs to be revalidated:

1. Log in to the Sage X3 Syracuse Server with a super administrator account.

2. Connect to the root folder X3 endpoint in the Welcome panel.
3. Go to Setup > General Parameters > Folders (GESADS).
4. Check the settings and save the definition of every folder except X3 and SEED.
You have to save each folder definition as the folder revalidation cannot be done afterwards.
For the Save button to be accessible, you need to enter each folder, make a change and then
cancel it.
5. Click Validation to launch the folders revalidation.
You can select several folders and add them in the Folder validation grid to process them at the
same time.
Caution: Before confirming your choice, be aware that the folders revalidation can last for
several hours, depending on the number and the settings of the selected folders.
6. Option 1:
Click OK on the right-hand panel to trigger the revalidation process.
Selected folders are successively processed.
7. Option 2:

i. Click Deferred on the right-hand panel.

ii. Select the date and time for the process launch.
iii. Click OK
iv. On the Folder validation page, click OK again.
The deferred folder revalidation query is generated and transmitted to the server.
You can verify, update or delete the query in Usage > Batch server > Query
management (AREQUETE). The deferred revalidation query is identified by a number and
by its root folder X3, and associated to task code "VALDOS".

8. Option 3:

i. If all folders have already been saved as stated in Option 2, go to Usage > Batch server >
Query management (AREQUETE).
ii. Locate the queries with task code "VALDOS".
iii. Select the date and time, and click Validation on the right-hand panel.
iv. Select the folders that have to be revalidated.

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v. Click OK on the right-hand panel.

A new deferred folder revalidation query is generated, and the corresponding new entry is
added to the Query management grid list.

After revalidation, the folders are up to date in V12, and are ready to use.

Applying the list of patches

If there is a zip file in the Patch directory of the installation support:

1. Go to Administration > Utilities > Update > Updates and click Add an update.
2. Upload the zip file located in the Patch directory.
Refer to Updates Management for more information.

Managing the Seed folder upgrade

You can manage the Seed folder upgrade in one of two ways:

1. Keep the existing Seed folder and install the V12 Seed folder:

i. Unzip the V12 Seed folder directories in a folder with a different name.
ii. Copy these directories in the appropriate directories of the application.
iii. Import the V12 new Seed folder with the console.
iv. Make sure you revalidate the existing Seed folder.

2. Delete the existing Seed folder and install the V12 Seed folder:

i. Delete all existing database objects related to the Seed user (tables, indexes, sequences,
etc.) with a database management tool.
ii. Delete the Seed and X3_PUB directories located in the application folder directory.
iii. Delete the Seed folder definition in Setup > General Parameters > Folders (GESADS).
Reinstall the Seed folder from the V12 DVD-ROM, following the standard procedure.

Note: It is technically possible to overwrite the Seed folder but this method is not certified by Sage
because it could cause unexpected issues in the usage of the folder.

Refreshing the browser cache

Clean your browser cache by pressing Ctrl + F5 after logging into Sage X3.

Updating the search index

It is recommended to execute the search re-indexation for each endpoint after the upgrade.

1. Go to Administration > Usage > Search Index Management.

2. Select the data source endpoint to index.
3. Enter the Locale for which the index must be updated.
4. Select Delete index before update.
5. Click Update index.
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