How to upgrade HRPro manually

After obtaining the Upgrade Package for your site, to upgrade HRPro manually, you can

1. Make sure all users exit from the system (including Employee Portal Users) before the process.

2. Extract the Upgrade Package into a temporary folder.

Upgrade Database

3.  Open SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) to execute the SQL upgrade script (the .sql file that was extracted in step 2) against ALL application databases (i.e. all companies) except the system database (dbSystem). 

Upgrade Web Client (if Web Client is installed)

4.  Backup the Web Client website (with subfolders) in c:\inetpub\wwwroot  before the process (usually c:\inetpub\wwwroot\webclient).

5.  Delete the Web Client website (with subfolders) except HRPro.config.

6.  Copy all files in WebClient folder (with subfolders) that extracted in step 2 to WebClient web site and overwrite the originals.

7.  Login HRPro and make sure the version is the upgrade version.

 Upgrade Employee Portal (if Employee Portal is installed)

8.  Backup the EPortal website (with subfolders) in c:\inetpub\wwwroot  before the process (usually c:\inetpub\wwwroot\EPortal).

9.  Delete the EPortal website (with subfolders) except EPortal.config.

10.  Copy all files in EPortal folder (with subfolders) that extracted in step 2 to EPortal web site and overwrite the originals.

11.  Login EPortal and make sure the version is the upgrade version.