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Qualitia supports upgrade from v3.10.x. In case you are using an earlier version of Qualitia for Desktop, please upgrade to v3.10 first and then upgrade to Qualitia for Desktop v4.0contact support.

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Prerequisites

In order to upgrade to the latest version, you need to set up an environment.

• It is recommended to back up Qualitia server databases (Master, Project, and Result databases).
• Identify the File Server and create a folder to keep all the Qualitia Installable. You can use the same folder in the future to keep Update Packages. All the  which you have created previously for keeping Qualitia update packages.
   All the Qualitia users should have Read Access to this folder. 
  
  

Upgrading Qualitia Server

When upgrading to a new version of Qualitia, you must first ensure that you have taken a backup of your databases. Upgrading Qualitia includes upgrading Qualitia server and upgrading Qualitia client.

To upgrade Qualitia administrator user has to initiate the update process applying server updates logging on to the Qualitia Administrator account.

To update Qualitia Server:

1. Open the folder on Flie Server where you have kept Qualitia Installable.
   For example: \\<Machine_Name_OR_IP_Address>\Qualitia\QTP

   Open the Server folder.

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   Executing Setup.exe from file server may take longer time. Therefore, it is recommended to copy Setup.exe on the temporary local folder.

2. Double-click Setup.exe.
   The Welcome screen is displayed.
3. Click Next.
4. As you are already using previous version of Qualitia, the system will notify to upgrade to the latest version. Click OK.

Enter Database Server details.

Fields

Description

Database Type

Select the database (MySQL or MSSQL) from the drop-down list.

Server

Enter the Host Name or IP Address of the database server.

Port

Enter the Pot number of the database server.

Default is 3306 for MySQL and 1433 for SQLServer.

Database Name

Enter the database name.

Authentication

(for SQLServer only)

Select authentication mode.

SqlServer Authentication: Login with SQL Server user account (Enter User ID and Password)

Windows Authentication: Login with Windows account.

User ID

Enter the database server user ID.

Password

Enter the database server password.

5. Click Next.
   A Project Details screen is displayed with all the existing list of projects. 

Click Next.
The Qualitia Update Location screen is displayed.

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Qualitia update location is the network shared location where Qualitia will look for update packages. Qualitia Administrator must copy Qualitia update packages, when they are available, in the respective folders. Users can use the same folders that are created in Prerequisites. All the Qualitia users should have Read Access to these folders.

Enter the details as follows:

Fields

Description

Server

Enter the location where Qualitia will check for server updates.

Client 

Enter the location where Qualitia will check for client updates.

6. Click Next.
   The Confirm Installation screen is displayed.
7. Click Install.
   The installation starts and after successful installation, the Installation Complete screen is displayed.
Click Finish to exit the setup wizard.

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1. Qualitia Update Location defined when Installing Qualitia Server.
2. Replace the content with Qualitia Product Update.
    Once the Qualitia Update Package is placed on the designated location, Qualitia intelligently picks it up when logging on as an administrator user.
3. Log on to Qualitia as an administrator user.
4. Once you enter user credentials and click Log On, Qualitia informs the user that the next update is available.
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5. Do one of the following:
   • If you want to update Qualitia Server, click Yes.
   • If you want to ignore the update and continue working on the previous version, click No.
6. It is recommended to use the updated product versions applying available product updates for seamless user experience.
7. Once you click Yes, Welcome to the Qualitia Setup Wizard screen appears.
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8. Click Next.
   All the database server details appear.
9. All these fields are displayed in non-editable mode, click Next.
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   The Project Details screen appears.
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10. Click Next.
    The Confirm Installation screen appears.
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11. Click Install.
12. Once installed successfully, click Finish to exit the setup.

Upgrading Qualitia Client

Once the Qualitia Administrator user upgrades the Qualitia administrator has updated Qualitia Server, other Qualitia users can proceed to upgrade the Qualitia clientupdate respective clients.

To upgrade update Qualitia clientClient:

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Open the Client folder.

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System will ask for permission to run the application, click Yes.

The Qualitia QTP Installer screen is displayed.

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1. Double-click the Qualitia icon.
   If the server is updated, Qualitia users (other than the administrator) will get a notification about updating Qualitia Client.
    Qualitia users will not get this notification if Qualitia Server is not updated.
   
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2. Once the installation process is completed, click Finish.