[Vtigercrm-developers] Custom modules and migrating to vt7.5.0

[Steve Kenow]

According to this - https://code.vtiger.com/vtiger/vtigercrm/-/issues/678 -
it is supposed to create those entries.

*Steve Kenow*
Retail Data Systems of Minnesota
End-User Services & Support Manager
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Office: (952) 934-4002
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On Wed, Jul 26, 2023 at 9:27 AM Steve Kenow <skenow at rdspos.com> wrote:

> Thank you. It looks like my process is very similar to yours, Alan, except
> for the execution of the upgrade scripts.
>
> Sutharsan - the custom modules are extensions from VT Experts, plus 1 that
> was created using their custom module creator. I know there are a few that
> will need to be upgraded with their process once everything else is done. I
> haven't found any unexpected behaviors or other ill side effects from
> having them enabled when I ran the db migration scripts, which does save me
> some time.
>
> Apart from that, it seems odd that the core migration will add menu
> entries for active custom modules and not for the inactive modules. It
> would seem more is needed to get entries into vtiger_app2tab so when they
> are activated they show up.
>
> *Steve Kenow*
> Retail Data Systems of Minnesota
> End-User Services & Support Manager
> Direct: (952) 392-2686
> Office: (952) 934-4002
> skenow at rdspos.com
>
>
>
> Support Questions/Issues? Email rdshelp at rdspos.com (non-emergencies) or
> call (952) 934-4002 24/7
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>
> On Wed, Jul 26, 2023 at 2:10 AM Sutharsan J <ajstharsan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> What are the custom modules? We're they Developed by you or third party,
>> such as Vtexperts? They have their own way to upgrade extentions.
>>
>> And if those are developed by you following entity modules standards, I
>> don't think they should be disabled.
>>
>> we upgraded different versions
>> 1. Vtiger 6.0 to 7.4
>> 2. 6.5 to 7.5
>>
>> The db was upgraded using vtiger migration scripts, then core
>> customizations were added manually.
>>
>> Those were success but took time more than 100 hours because of some core
>> customization old developers did.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Sutharsan jeganathan
>>
>> On Tue, 25 Jul 2023 at 23:23 Steve Kenow <skenow at rdspos.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello again - still running through the upgrade process and finding
>>> things to address once we move forward.
>>>
>>> My process:
>>>
>>>    1. Clean install of 7.5.0
>>>    2. Copy custom module folders from 6.5.0 to 7.5.0 instance
>>>    3. Backup db from 6.5.0
>>>    4. Load db to new db
>>>    5. Sign in to a copy of vt650 with custom modules pointing at the
>>>    backup db and deactivate the custom modules
>>>    6. Edit vt750/config.inc.php to access new db
>>>    7. Edit vt750/vtigerversion.php to be at 6.5.0
>>>    8. Access vt750/index.php??module=Migration&view=Index&mode=step1
>>>    9. Login and wait
>>>
>>> Since I haven't had the custom modules activated yet in vt750, I haven't
>>> looked for them. They show up in the module manager. Today, I activated one
>>> of them and it wasn't in any menu - the All menu option is not in V7+. I
>>> wasn't able to add to any menu categories through the administration area.
>>> Searching here, I find this was identified and 7.1.0 added them to the
>>> TOOLS menu. Not for me. Manually added the entry to vtiger_app2tab and it
>>> was where I wanted it.
>>>
>>> I had some work done on a module and decided to take another backup and
>>> migrate again. In my haste, I didn't deactivate the custom modules before
>>> starting the migration script. Guess what? This time all the custom modules
>>> showed up in the TOOLS menu.
>>>
>>> Having gone through a migration using all the steps of the UI, I know
>>> that I get prompted to deactivate any custom modules before proceeding.
>>> What's the 'right' way to do this and have the menu entries built?
>>>
>>> *Steve Kenow*
>>> Retail Data Systems of Minnesota
>>> End-User Services & Support Manager
>>> Direct: (952) 392-2686
>>> Office: (952) 934-4002
>>> skenow at rdspos.com
>>>
>>>
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