Preparing existing projects for ePublisher Upgrade
To ensure smooth migration of existing projects and stationeries perform the following steps:
If you implemented overrides when designing Stationery, then you will need to make sure and migrate each overridden file so that it is compatible with the latest format files of the new release, or decide to keep the base format version of the file unchanged. Examples of overrides include the following items:
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Modifications to the
Page.asp
file
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Custom
.css
files
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Custom
.scss
files
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Modifications to image files
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Any advanced overrides such as modifications to
.xsl
or
.fti
files or files in the
Formats
or
Targets
folder.
When the Stationery designer creates and saves Stationery, ePublisher creates the following folders:
StationeryName\Formats\
OutputFormat
StationeryName\Formats\
OutputFormat.base
where StationeryName is the name the Stationery designer specified for the Stationery, and OutputFormat is the type of output format the Stationery Designer specified for a target in the Stationery.
The StationeryName\Formats\
OutputFormat folder contains any customizations or overrides the Stationery designer specified when designing the Stationery. ePublisher Express synchronizes with the files in the OutputFormat folder and uses the information about customizations and overrides contained in files in the OutputFormat folder to generate output.
Note: The Stationery may have one or more OutputFormat folders, based on the settings the Stationery designer specified.
The StationeryName\Formats\
OutputFormat.base
folder contains copies of all the files located in the \Program Files\WebWorks\ePublisher\
release_number\Formats\
OutputFormat folder. These files define the default output format and transforms and are installed by default when you install ePublisher.
Stationery designers can do a compare, or diff, between the files located in these folders to quickly see any customizations or overrides specified for the Stationery. Stationery designers can use this information to help them reapply customizations and overrides as needed when designing a newer version of the Stationery in ePublisher Designer.
For more information about overrides, see
Stationery, Projects, and Overrides.
Last modified date: 02/27/2024