Upgrading Longview Tax Analytics

Note: In order to upgrade Longview Tax Analytics, the Longview Analytics Server must first be installed. For more information, see the Longview Analytics Installation Guide.

To upgrade Longview Tax Analytics, complete the following:

1. Backup Longview Tax Analytics Reports
2. Upgrading the Longview Tax Analytics Application
3. Merge Customized Reports Into thTe Updated Longview Tax Analytics Application
4. Publish the updated Longview Tax Analytics Application

Backup Longview Tax Analytics reports

To back up your existing Longview Tax analytics application:

1. Navigate to the folder the application was published from. For example:

   C:\Users\Public\Documents\Longview\10\Analytics\Applications\Solutions.

2. Rename the Longview Tax folder, for example to Longview Tax Backup.

Upgrading the Longview Tax Analytics application

To upgrade Longview Tax Analytics, complete the following:

1. Navigate to the folder the application was published from,

   for example:

   C:\Users\Public\Documents\Longview\10\Analytics\Applications\Solutions.

2. Create a folder named Longview Tax, if it does not exist.

3. Extract the Longview Tax Analytics-24.4.zip, obtained in Required Installation Files, to the Longview Tax folder.  For example:

   C:\Users\Public\Documents\Longview\Applications\10\Solutions\LongviewTax

Merge customized reports into the updated Longview Tax Analytics application

Copy files as required from the Longview Tax Backup folder to the Longview Tax folder. This includes:

• The file “LongviewTax.apc”, which contains the connection parameters to the Longview Data Server.
• Any reports in the Longview Tax application that were customized (.apd files).
• Any custom reports that have been created (.apd files).

Publish the updated Longview Tax Analytics application

To publish the updated Longview Tax application:

1. From the start menu, select Longview Analytics > Longview Analytics Administration Console.
2. Longview Analytics Administration Console opens. Go to Server à Connect...
3. The Longview Analytics Server Connection dialog appears. Click OK.
4. The Login dialog appears. Click OK.
5. On the left side, click on Server Objects.
6. On the right side, expand Applications and right-click on Longview Tax.
7. Select Update.

   

8. The Install Application dialog appears. Ensure the Application file is set to application.apa and the Application directory (source) is set to your Longview Tax application folder. For example:

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Longview\10\Analytics\Applications\Solutions\Longview Tax).

9. From the solutions folder, select the file application.apa from within the Longview folder.
10. Under options, select the Copy modified files only check box.
11. Make sure the “Import database content” option is not selected.

    

12. Click Install.
13. An information dialog appears confirming that the installation has been successful. Click OK.