Check the catalog

Click on the button Check.

-> The dialog box Check is opened.

Now you have the following options available:

Here, in the example in hand the option Check CIP file is used. Select the tabbed page Status.

Evaluate results of the check

Legend

With the help of the list you get an overview how many projects are affected by changes.

Make a note which projects are no more available („x“) – these can be looked at closely later.

Have a look whether there is a matching project available at the new data („!“) (first glance) and make a note.

Under PARTadmin -> category Catalog update -> Offline -> Compare you can see a Catalog comparison with directory structure and table. Changes of the directory structure can be seen at once.

Click on Compare.

-> The dialog box Catalog comparison opens.

Click on Detailed comparison.

-> The dialog box Catalog comparison opens.

Evaluate results from the detailed comparison.

In the comparison, you can recognize changes in directory structure, but also similarities in name.

At changes of table values, these can be looked up directly in the comparison.

Complement your notes accordingly.

Install catalog

Important Please avoid to perform an update without being connected to LinkDB! Performing updates with LinkDB connection pay attention that in the dialog area Versions, the option Keep all or Number of versions = 2 is selected. You can find this setting option both in Offline and in Online variant.