<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"><html><head><meta content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></head><body >Dear Team,<br><br>I am happy to inform you that our GA validation build is ready for testing. <br><br>Before announcing our public release we would like to have a final round of validation, so that we can avoid any last minute glitches.<br><br>Kindly participate in this final testing and report any bugs in Trac:<br><br>http://vtiger.fosslabs.com<br><br>You can download the version 5 GA validation build <b>(SVN Tag: 9353) </b>from the following URLs:<br><br><a href="http://vtiger.com/archives/vtigercrm-5.0.0.exe" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">http://vtiger.com/archives/vtigercrm-5.0.0.exe</a><br>
<a href="http://vtiger.com/archives/vtigercrm-5.0.0-source.tar.gz" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">http://vtiger.com/archives/vtigercrm-5.0.0-source.tar.gz</a><br>
<a href="http://vtiger.com/archives/vtigercrm-5.0.0.bin" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">http://vtiger.com/archives/vtigercrm-5.0.0.bin</a><br><br>I have also attached the scripts for migrating data from v5 RC to v5 GA - Val build - <file attached><br><br>By tomorrow morning (India time), we are expecting plugins to be ready for the testing purpose. In the meantime, kindly post any issues in Trac under "Version: <span style="font-weight: bold;">5.0-VAL</span>" <br><br><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold;">Data Migration Procedure: V5 RC to v5 GA VAL</span><br><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">****WARNING: Before starting migration, take a backup of the
existing database****</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Step 1: First take a database dump from the version 5 RC setup.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Step 2: Install v5 GA - VAL Build in a new folder in your Web server.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Step 3: Save the rc_to_ga_migration.php file inside the <vtiger Home>/modules/Migration folder.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Step 4: Log in to your vtiger CRM system after extracting GA - VAL build<br><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Step 5: In the Browser invoke the following URL:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">http://localhost/vtigercrm/index.php?module=Migration&action=rc_to_ga_migration<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Note:</span> Assuming that you have installed vtiger CRM in
http://localhost/vtigercrm/ directory. If you have a different directory structure
specify your own URL.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">or, <br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Click on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Settings -> Migration Wizard</span> and change the
URL:</p><p class="MsoNormal">from,<br><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">http://localhost/index.php?module=Migration&action=MigrationStep1&parenttab=Settings<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">to, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">http://localhost/index.php?module=Migration&action=rc_to_ga_migration&parenttab=Settings
</p><p class="MsoNormal">It will take few seconds to migrate database from v5 RC to
v5 GA- VAL.<o:p></o:p></p><o:p></o:p>
<p class="MsoNormal">After successful migration, following message will be displayed:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Needed database changes from 5 RC to 5 GA have been
done."</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<font size="1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></font>Happy testing,<br><br>Best Regards,<br>Gopal<br><br></body></html>