Updating the Configuration

Import the respective migration files to be able to use new configuration options in transformed models.

Using New Configuration Options

Version migration via transformation initially essentially adopts the previous model configurations.

Configuration modifications may mean that certain customizations need to be carried out upon transformation; these customizations are then automatically made by the transformer.

New configuration options are not automatically entered in the migrated models. If you also want to use these configuration extensions for your migrated models, then you need to import the respective migration files in the model editor in the Update Configuration dialog into the configuration (source: $INODIR\config\Migration *.aob, $INODIR is C:\ProgramData\Innovator\16.0\ as default).

Migration Files Are Partially Language-Dependent

There are two types of migration files:

  • Migration files without a language abbreviation contain profiles and/or application configurations and can be used regardless of which language. They can be used in both model languages to update the profiles included within the scope of delivery of Innovator and the profiles used in your models and/or application configurations.

  • Migration files with a language abbreviation in parentheses at the end of the file name should be used for models with the corresponding model language.

    These are currently only migration files included within the scope of delivery for application configurations which have a default configuration for corresponding plug-ins. You should import these migration files if you use the respective plug-in. Please note that application configurations will only be shown in the model editor.

    $INODIR\config\Migration ApplicationConfiguration * (de|en).aob

Updating Profiles and Application Configurations

Prerequisites

  • Administrator Rights for the Model

  • Transformed Model

Context

Models need to be transformed when carrying out a migration to a new Innovator version (XX.X) so that the models can be used in the new version. Non-critical updates are automatically carried out for this purpose.

You need to upload migration files into the model editor to be able to use the new modeling options.

The correct migration files for the individual profiles and application configurations are shown in the Update Configuration dialog.

First, import the  conflict-free migration files step-by-step from top to bottom.

Importing migration files may change the state of other profiles due to updates which may occur.

Restriction

Any changes made to profiles included by MID within the scope of delivery which you have modified should initially be exported to a customization profile. You can import the customization profile into the MID profile so that your changes will be available. You can then update the fixed MID profile.

To identify your changes, it may be helpful to e.g. compare model configurations of a model with the modified profile and a model with the profile from the current installation in the Align Models editor. You can compare the profiles to identify your own changes if you have the Configure privilege and are in the Compare mode in this editor.

How to proceed

  1. Select the Model>Administrative Tasks>Update Configuration command.

    The dialog of the same name appears.

  2. Select the top-most conflict-free migration file in the Migration Files section.

    The profiles and/or application configurations which will be updated upon import are entered for the expanded entry in the migration file.

  3. Click on Import Migration File to start the update.

    The states of the profiles and/or application configurations are updated according to the imported content.

  4. Repeat steps 2 and 3.

  5. If the Delete Obsolete Profiles button has become active, then you can safely delete configuration parts which cannot be reached, including profile imports which have become redundant.

  6. To load the updated configuration into a model, select the model root in the model editor and click [F5].