I would pull all this data back into a testing environment - except that is in "limbo" land at the moment with a large number of server upgrades and replacements we are doing at present. So, unfortunately, I dont have that luxury but still have to resolve the problem.
Let me know if the "logic" sounds...... sound.
It sounds like a good place to test, however I any testing like this should really be done on a dev box. If you can't get your hands on a development server you might want to consider using a workstation. I do much of my CF development on my laptop (WinXP,IIS,CFMX,MSSQL).
If this is not an option and you "must" work on the production server please make sure to make a DB backup first. Then make a new database and restore the backup there (leaving the old website running). Make a new Farcry website and point it to the new database (*See note below). Then you can do all the tests to the DB you want. However, I do suggest that you consider another option like working on another server/workstation.
*note: Since you are making a copy of an existing Farcry website there is no need to run the Farcry installer. Instead make your farcry project folder and copy the files in there. Then adit the _ServerSpecificVars.cfm file (edit the custom variables) and Application.cfm (give it a new Application name). Make a new website in your webserver and point it to the <newProject>/www folder, and a virtual directory for the adminstrator. Create a new datasource and point it to the new backup/dev database. I don't think I forgot anything, but its late here and I'm doing this from the top of my head. Good luck.
-Jeff C.
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