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Upgrading Archive Manager Explorer

Upgrading Archive Manager Explorer involves uninstalling your old version of Archive Manager Explorer, reinstalling the latest version and configuring the Web.config file.

Procedure

  1. Back up you Web.config file.
  2. Remove your old version of Archive Manager Explorer:
    1. From the Windows Control Panel, access add and remove software screen.
    2. Search for the software package called Archive Manager 1.0, SDL Archive Manager 1.0 SP1 or SDL Archive Manager 1.0 SP2.
    3. Select to remove the Archive Manager software package. Note that this will also remove the Archive Manager Web service.
  3. Run the Archive Manager installer:
    1. Access the Archive Manager installation media.
    2. Start the Archive Manager installer by double-clicking the file called Install SDL Archive Manager 1.0 SP3.
    3. Follow the instructions on the screen, selecting to install only the Archive Manager Explorer.
  4. Open the SDL Archive Manager Explorer 1.0 SP3 Web.config file in a text editor and migrate the values in your Archive Manager 1.0, 1.0 SP1 or 1.0 SP2 Web.config file to this file.
  5. If you used Content Manager authorization locally or through the Business Connector for your Tridion Archive Manager Explorer 1.0 or SDL Archive Manager Explorer 1.0 SP1:
    1. Open the SDL Archive Manager Explorer 1.0 SP3 Web.config file in a text editor.
    2. Change the value of authorization.method from Local:
      <add key="authorization.method" value="Local"/> ( <add key="authorization.method" value="BusinessConnector"/> )
      to CoreService:
      <add key="authorization.method" value="CoreService"/>
    3. Save and close Web.config.