• aPriori Professional Installation Guide
• 1 Planning Your Installation
  • Releases and Installation Types
    • Upgrade paths
  • Acquiring the Installation Files
    • To download and extract installation files
  • Summary of Required Procedures
  • Understanding release versions
    • Interoperability
  • Understanding installation types
• 2 First-Time Installations
  • Planning a First-Time Installation
    • Deployment Options
      • Client Deployment Options
      • Database Deployment Options
      • Managing Deployments
      • Recommended Standard Deployment
      • Advanced deployments
  • Installing Prerequisite Software
    • Prerequisite Database Software
    • Clients
    • Installing a CAD Application
  • Installing and Configuring a Database
    • MySQL Installation and Configuration
      • Installing MySQL Server on Windows
        • To begin MySQL server installation on Windows (MySQL Win Part 1)
        • MySQL Server Configuration screen (MySQL Win Part 2)
        • MySQL Workbench (MySQL Win Part 3)
        • Import standarddata.sql (MySQL Win Part4)
        • Create a user and assign privileges (MySQL Win Part 5)
        • FOR ENTERPRISE PLATFORM ONLY - Edit the startup file (MySQL Win Part 6)
        • Restart the MySQL service (MySQL Win Part 7)
        • Anti-virus Software Exceptions for MySQL (MySQL Win Part 8)
      • Installing MySQL on Linux
        • MySQL Client Components (MySQL Linux Part 1)
        • MySQL Server Components (MySQL Linux Part 2)
        • Securing MySQL on Linux (MySQL Linux Part 3)
        • MySQL Options File in Linux (MySQL Linux Part 4)
        • Creating the aPriori database and users in Linux (MySQL Linux Part 5)
    • Oracle Installation and Configuration
      • Installing Oracle
        • To install and configure Oracle
        • To import the Oracle data files
      • Additional Oracle information
    • SQL Server Installation and Configuration
      • Installing SQL Server
        • To install and configure SQL Server
        • To create a SQL Server database instance
      • aPriori Client Installation Adjustments
      • A Note About Deleting SQL Server Databases
  • Installing the aPriori Professional Client
    • Before You Begin
  • Install by Using the aPriori Professional Setup Wizard
  • Welcome screen
  • License Agreement
  • Select Destination Directory
  • Select Components
  • Document Cache Configuration
  • Database Schema Configuration
    • Schema Verification
    • Oracle ONLY – SID vs. Service Name
    • SQL Server ONLY – Authentication Style
  • Memory Configuration
  • Creo and Pro/ENGINEER Configuration
  • aPriori Properties Configuration
  • Bulk Costing Plug-In Properties Configuration
  • About to Install
  • Installation in Progress
  • Installation Done
    • Faster subsequent installations
  • Uninstalling
    • Uninstaller Welcome screen
    • Uninstall in Progress
    • Uninstall Done
  • More on File Permissions
  • Silent Client Install
  • Configuring and Starting aPriori
    • Load the License File
      • To load the license:
    • Add aPriori User Accounts
    • Starting the CAD-Independent Client
    • Starting the Direct Integration Client
      • To expand to aPriori Desktop
      • To manually disconnect from the CAD system:
      • To manually connect to the CAD system:
    • Configuring the Test and Training Databases
  • Installing the CAD Plugin
    • Pre-requisites
    • Installation
    • Editing the Configuration
    • Silent Installation
      • To install silently
      • To uninstall silently
  • Installation Checklist
    • Database
    • Client
• 3 Update Installations
  • Back Up and Update the aPriori Professional Client
  • Overview of Database Upgrades
    • Types of upgrades
    • Which method should I choose?
    • Upgrading in a Test Environment
    • MySQL considerations
    • Definition of Terms
    • General prerequisites
  • Update – Test Environment
    • Prepare for the test update
    • Update Deployment Links
    • Continue with the update process
    • Perform the database upgrade procedure
      • Run the upgrade script
    • Run the Compatibility Script
    • Install the VPE baseline update
    • Acquire and install Regional Data Libraries
    • Extensively test the update
  • Update – Production Environment
    • Prepare for the production upgrade
    • Perform the update, adjusting as necessary
• A. Performing a Full Database Migration
  • Prerequisites for migration
  • Overview of Steps
  • Data Export
    • Set up the Source Version
    • Export data out of the Source Version
  • Data Import
    • Setup the target version
    • Import the data into the target version
  • Testing
    • Test the VPEs
  • Moving to production
    • Plan and Schedule Production Changes
    • Upgrade the Client Software
• B. Migration by Support
  • Overview of steps
  • Exporting, importing, and testing
  • Moving from Testing to Production
• C. Troubleshooting aPriori as a Creo Toolkit Application
  • No Error Message
  • aP Wrapper Failure
• D. SQL Server Export Tools
  • Export using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
  • Exporting using aPriori’s PowerShell script

aPriori Professional Installation Guide

Exporting using aPriori’s PowerShell script

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