Upgrading the UGC Cartridge in the Content Service

As part of the upgrade of the UGC feature, upgrade the UGC Cartridge in the Content Service.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the services\extension-cartridge\ subfolder of the Content Service root location.
  2. Back up the contents of this folder to a safe location.
  3. Back up any custom microservice extensions you have created to a safe location.
  4. Delete all files from this folder.
  5. On your SDL Tridion Docs 14 installation media, navigate to the folder Content Delivery\roles\.
  6. Navigate to the subfolder ugc\extension-cartridge\lib\/
  7. Copy all files from the installation media folder to the Content Service subfolder.
  8. On the installation media, go to the folder Content Delivery\roles\ugc\extension-cartridge\config\.
  9. Navigate to the configuration location of your Content Service.
  10. Merge the contents of the following files in the installation media folder with their counterparts in the target folder:
    • ugc_ambient_conf.xml
    • cd_ambient_conf.xml
    • cd_dynamic_conf.xml
    • cd_storage_conf.xml