The steps to upgrade SoftSlate Commerce from one version to another are the same regardless of the version you are upgrading from or to. The process of upgrading consists of first upgrading the application's files on the server, and then running the Upgrades tool in the Administrator to upgrade the data objects in the database.
To find out which version you are currently running, go to the Maintenance and Upgrades ->
Upgrades screen of the Administrator. That screen tells you the
current application version and data object version of the program. (You'll use this same
screen to upgrade the database objects.)
- Application Version: The version of SoftSlate Commerce corresponding to the files residing on the server. (Specifically, this value is produced by the JSP templates used to produce the Administrator's screens.)
- Data Objects Version: The version of
SoftSlate Commerce corresponding to the database objects, such as the table
struture or the values of database records, for the database SoftSlate Commerce is
connected to. (Specifically this value comes from the "dataObjectsVersion" record
of the
sscSettingtable.)
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Unless you are in the middle of an upgrade, the application version and the data objects version should be exactly the same or unknown behavior may result, and a warning message will appear in the Administrator. |