Periodically a new version of Exact Synergy is available for customers and resellers. With the use of the internet, the update procedures have been optimized so updates and patches can be easily downloaded. In order to download the latest files, there should be access to the internet. An update of Exact Synergy is done in two steps:
Update program files
The application used for updates is called Productupdater and can be found in the [<Exact Synergy>\bin] directory. The application compares the files located in the e-Synergy folder against the files in the Exact database and downloads the new files. By starting either the Productupdater_T8_AE.exe or Productupdater_T8_NL.exe the following screen appears:
To update Exact Synergy via the internet, select Internet installation.
Please enter your credentials section
Installation section
Note: This section is available only when the validation is successful.
Click on OK to start the update of the Exact Synergy program.
Update database
After performing the update of program files, Exact Synergy will show the next screen from which the database update is started:
During this process, several SQL scripts are run which:
Updating the database can only be executed by a user who has sufficient rights to access the database in SQL server. A user who is an administrator in Exact Synergy but does not have SQL administrator rights will NOT be able to update the database. Besides the Integrated security, you can use a SQL-User who has sufficient rights to access the database in SQL server. Both users require the SQL security role System administrator in order to successfully update the database.
Automatic update
Updates can be performed automatically by using additional command line parameters. To automate the update process, SQL jobs or scheduled tasks can be used. If a parameter is not passed by the command line, the last used values will be used for the installation. The user password is the only exception on this rule.