ASCET Database Conversion Dialog Window

This window is opened from the Component Manager, via the File menu, Migrate Databases option.

This dialog window contains the following window elements.

Conversion Settings area

• Source Directory field and button

  Contains the directory that contains the existing databases you want to convert to the current ASCET version. The directory is entered directly or selected via the button.

• Save Converted Database to Another Location option

  If activated, copies of the existing databases are created in the Target Directory and then converted to the current ASCET format. The original databases remain intact.

• Target Directory field and button

  Note
  Only available if Save Converted Database to Another Location is activated.

  Contains the directory that will contain the converted databases. Default value is the directory specified in the Database Path option in the ASCET options window, Environment\Paths node. A different directory is entered directly or selected via the button.

  Note
  Target Directory must not be identical to, or a subdirectory of, Source Directory.

• Convert Databases in Place option

  If activated, the existing databases are converted to the current ASCET format.

• Create Backups option

  Note
  Only available if Convert Databases in Place is activated.

  If activated, backup copies of the existing databases are created, prior to conversion, in the Backup Directory.

• Backup Directory field and button

  Note
  Only available if Convert Databases in Place and Create Backups are activated.

  Contains the directory that will contain the backup copies of the converted databases. Default value is %DATA%/DatabaseBackup. A different directory is entered directly or selected via the button.

  Note
  Backup Directory must not be identical to Source Directory, or a subdirectory of Source Directory.

Available table

This table lists all databases in the Source Directory.

• first column

  The checkboxes in this column allow to select or deselect individual databases for conversion.

• Database

  This column lists the names of the databases in the Source Directory.

• Original

  This column lists the size of the original database.

• Converted

  This column lists the size of the converted database.

• Version

  This column lists the ASCET version of the database. Versions older than V4.2 are marked as Unknown; these cannot be converted.

• SCM

  This column contains a green icon if the old database is connected to an ASCET-SCM repository.

  Note
  To convert a database connected to an ASCET-SCM repository, you have to activate either Save Converted Database to Another Location or both Convert Database in Place and Create Backups.

• State

  This column contains icons that provide status information.

  	icon	meaning
  prior to conversion		Error – the database cannot be converted.
  		Warning – there is a problem, e.g., not enough disk space.
  		The database is selected and ready for conversion.
  during conversion		The database is currently being converted.
  after conversion		The conversion was successful.

• Information

  This column lists additional information, e.g., the reason(s) why a database cannot be converted.

Convert

Starts the conversion.

Close

Closes the window without converting the databases.

You can

Convert Several Databases from ASCET V4.2 or Later