Deployment Considerations : Upgrades : Modifying the application database
Modifying the application database
Upgrading is more complicated when you have to change the database schema. If you are upgrading with unencrypted source, encrypted source, or CRC-based r-code, you can supply an incremental .df file and copies of the modified procedures.
If you are upgrading with time-stamp-based r-code, you must supply the following:
A new empty application database that includes the modified tables, fields, and indexes
Precompiled versions of all modified procedures
Dump/load utilities that will dump the user's data and definitions and load them into the new empty database
A new empty application database that includes the modified tables, fields, and indexes
