Installation
aPriori Customer Support provides a URL link to the specific update file that is appropriate for your version of aPriori software.
aPriori Regional Data Libraries 2019-10 must be loaded from a computer that has aPriori Professional installed and is on the same Local Area Network (LAN) as the database server. The time required to install the update depends on the connection to the database and the number of regions that need updating. According to aPriori testing, it takes approximately 90 seconds per VPE when loading to a database on a LAN.
Warning: If you attempt to load the updates from a machine that is not on the same LAN as the database server, the update may take many hours to complete.
Although users may remain connected to the system during an update, as a best practice, notify end users prior to updating to the new release. Updates are effective immediately and end users may notice cost differences during the update.
1 Download the package provided by aPriori Customer Support to a local folder. This folder should contain the following content:
• License file containing access to new regions –.apz file
• A baseline update file - baseLineUpdate-<release-version>-(2019-10).apx
• Regional Data Libraries – 79 files with extension *.vpe.zip
2 Import the new license file. To do so, you must be configured as a System Administrator in the aPriori environment.
3 Import the baseline update file. To do so, you must be configured as a VPE Manager in the aPriori environment. Steps for
a. Launch the VPE Toolset
b. Click File > Import > Import aPriori Baseline Update…
c. Navigate to and select the baseline update file and then click Open.
Note: If you download the file using Internet Explorer, the original file extension of .apx may change to .zip. By default, the file browser only displays files with .apx extensions, so you need to either select the option to view all files or change the file extension of the update back to .apx.
d. At the confirmation, click OK.
While the update is being loaded, you can see the progress in the lower right corner of the VPE Manager Toolset.
e. When a pop-up message confirms that the update is complete, click OK.
4 Restart aPriori or refresh your database connection
5 Import the Regional Data Libraries. To do so, you must be configured as a VPE Manager in the aPriori environment.
Note: You must complete the previous steps before you attempt the next steps. Although you can import file-by-file using the existing VPE Import capability in the VPE Toolset (File>Import>VPE…), doing so is not a best practice because it requires many clicks.
a. Launch the VPE Toolset
b. Click File > Import > Multiple VPEs…
c. Follow the steps in the dialog to import the VPEs from the directory you selected:
i. Select a local directory that contains all the regional data libraries.
ii. Select the VPE files you wish to import
iii. Click OK
While the update is being loaded, the progress bar displays in the bottom right hand corner of the main UI; progress does not display in the VPE Manager UI. Depending on the number of selected Regional Data Libraries and the speed of your connection, the VPE import can take several hours.
d. When a pop-up message confirms that the update is complete, click OK.