http://manuelschnitger.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/rql-development-with-open-text-management-server-11/
On 21 March 2013 02:08, Chrzanowski, Romola <[email protected]> wrote: > We have finally begun our migration. We have installed a new v11 HF6 > Open Text Management Server on a new Windows Server 2008 R2 VM. During the > installation we pointed to a copy of our 10.1 database, having made a few > changes directly to the DB as well. The installation process updated the > 10.1 database as required.**** > > ** ** > > We see all of our projects and users and we have retained the GUIDs as > well as all obvious project information.**** > > ** ** > > One issue I am trying to resolve is the behavior of plugins. The RQL > Console plugin will start but does not execute, and nothing is being > written to RDCMS.log, as it normally does. Nothing happens.**** > > ** ** > > When I try other plugins that I have written they return a 500 – Internal > Server error. There also is no evidence of anything being written to log > files that I have found.**** > > ** ** > > There has been some mention in this group of RQL changes in V11. If > someone might offer some explanation and/or advice about what to use, that > would be very helpful. If there is any example of a plugin that should work > in v11, then I that would also help.**** > > ** ** > > Thanks in advance for any information about RQL and plugins in v11. I have > been using .ASP plugins.**** > > ** ** > > *Romola Chrzanowski* > > Sr. Programmer/Analyst**** > > ITS - University Applications Development**** > > MSC-100**** > > University at Albany, SUNY**** > > Albany, New York 12222**** > > *518.437.3842* > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Jian Huang > *Sent:* Thursday, January 31, 2013 12:11 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Setting up a new V.11 on Windows Server 2008 R2**** > > ** ** > > Alternatively, the other recently discovered method, which do not require > database access. I will create a more format blog post later > > > Problem with LDAP user is that GUID changes upon user creation. How to > keep it the same!!!!???? > > From server manager, you can backup administrative settings. That export > contains an XML file with user info, including user GUID. > > When you export project, you can include users too. That info is also > saved to a XML. > > If we can export and import project with users, why are we talking? Well, > because the export user with project is broken, it doesn't include all > users all the time. > > The trick: what if I export a really simple project with users, then edit > the XML an replace content inside with the content from backup > administrative XML. Then import the project with users? Bingo. > > Why I say version 10? Well, they don't allow you to backup administrative > settings in version 11. > > What does it mean? I assume it means he export and import with user option > in version 11 is finally working 100% > > > On Thursday, January 31, 2013 11:15:03 AM UTC-5, Hilmar Bunjes wrote:**** > > **** > > I had the same problem of losing user GUIDS when moving RedDot to new > servers - especially an issue if users have thing s saved in draft as they > become set to 'unknown user'. > To get around the problem and assuming that the user names from LDAP are > unique I wrote some code to: > > Export user rights for modules / projects and groups. > Export the user info of pages saved as draft. > > Once the projects have been copied over to the new server and the LDAP > users imported: > > Import user rights for modules / projects and groups. > Import the user info of pages saved as draft. > > The main points of the code are probably in the last version of RedDotNet > <http://www.solutionexchange.info/RedDotNet.htm>I released in > Utils/Users.cs.**** > > There is also another way to workaround this issue (please note that > this will not be supported by Open Text, although this is working very good > if you know what you do):**** > > **** > > Migrate the ioAdministration database from the old to the new server and > adjust the computer, database and system settings. Then you do a user > import and, if the guids have changed, you can change them back in the > database.**** > > **** > > This way you will keep your full history of changes for the pages (if you > need them e.g. for legals).**** > > **** > > Best,**** > > Hilmar**** > > **** > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RedDot CMS Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/reddot-cms-users?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > **** > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RedDot CMS Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/reddot-cms-users?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RedDot CMS Users" group. 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