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Project Conversion

When importing a project from disk it is scanned to see if it is aproject created with the current version of the OT. If it is not thenthe user is prompted to see if an attempt should be made to convertthe project to the current version. Answering Yes means that theOT will try to convert the project to the latest version beforeloading it (see caveats below). If the upgrade is successful you willbe to export the project as usual. The tool does not export theoriginal disk version.

Under some circumstances the conversion may not be entirely or at allsuccessful. The following caveats and remarks are useful to keep inmind when converting a older project to the current version of the OT:

  1. It is recommended to run a validation after the conversion.
  2. There are items which are new and for which it was felt that providing a default could be misleading. The user will need to enter a value.
  3. The conversion process can in principle work on all projects created since a little before User Test 4.0. However, to avoid expending unnecessary effort, not every project version is supported, only those associated with major project data model changes. There are several interim versions that are not supported. In general, it is expected that only those who use the tool on a frequent basis would be affected by this limitation. If the limitation is found to cause a problem then the relevant migration can be implemented.
  4. It is necessary to be connected to the internet when converting a project as parts of it rely on web access.

A command line version of this Project Conversion Tool is alsoavailable. Details can be found inAppendix  C . Please report any problems to the OTteam, preferably including a copy of the project that is causingproblems.


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