Updating the Activation Server to a new version is as simple as when
you first deployed the Activation Server to your server. Before you begin,
please ensure that you backup the current database (i.e. the Data.mdb file) as
well as the Web.Config file. Next, you can update and
replace the new Activation Server version files and folders from the following
folder to your server:
\ACTIVATIONSERVER\PRECOMPILEDWEB\MANAGER
Finally, upload the backed up Data.mdb and Web.Config
files to your server to restore your current database and configuration.
The new Activation Server version may sometimes updates the database
schema with new tables and fields. If the new database file date/time is newer
than your original database file date/time, you need to perform an additional
task to copy and transfer the current data to the new database.
1. Open the new database file
using MS Access.
2. Remove all Relationships by
using the Relationships menu under the Database Tools tab.
3. From the External Data
tab, click the Access icon on the Import pane.
4. Enter the file name of your
current database to the File Name edit box.
5. Select Link to the data
source by creating a linked table. Then, click the OK button. The Link
Tables dialog box appears.
6. Click the Select All
button. Then, click the OK button. The linked tables (Accounts, Logs,
Packages, Permissions, Products, Programs, UpdateLogs,
UpgradeLogs, and Upgrades) appear in the Tables
pane.
7. Right-click on the linked
tables to update to the new database. Click the Copy menu. And, then
click the Paste menu. The Paste Table As dialog box appears.
8. On the Table Name
edit box, enter the table name to be updated. Then, select Append Data to
Existing Table, and click the OK button.
9. Repeat step 7 and 8 for all
tables.
10. Login to Activation Manager.
Check and ensure that your current data appear in tables correctly under the
new database.
11. Test online activation from
your protected application.
12. Test ecommerce integration
via PayPal and ShareIt KeyGen.