Upgrading Screener

This section guides you through the process of upgrading the Screener module from version 18.2 (patch 2018.2 O08 installed) to version 19.1.
Note: It assumes you have the Spectrum™ Technology Platform installed and these modules selected while installing. For steps on installation see Installing a New Server section of the Installation Guide.
  • Business Steward Module
  • Data Integration Module
  • Data Hub Module
  • Spectrum Screener
  • Universal Addressing Module
  • Universal Name, Data Normalization, and Advanced Matching Modules

Steps for Upgrade

  1. Stop the Spectrum™ Technology Platform server.
    1. For Windows system: Right-click the Spectrum™ Technology Platform icon in the Windows system tray and select Stop Spectrum™. Alternatively, you can use the Windows Services Control Panel and stop the Pitney Bowes Spectrum™ Technology Platform service.
    2. For Unix systems: Run the <SpectrumLocation>/server/bin/server.stop script.
  2. Back up this folder to a different location: <SpectrumDirectory>\server\modules\hub\db\model.FCC_METADATA.
  3. Run the current version of the installer.
  4. Configure these properties in the fcc.properties file here: <SpectrumLocation>\server\modules\fcc\fcc.properties
    1. The base path where the List Import/Export files are created: fcc.spectrum.list.job.base.path
    2. FCC Repo base path: fcc.spectrum.base.path
    3. The polling directory for list ingestion: fcc.spectrum.list.job.poll.dir
    4. Upload path for Attachments: fcc.spectrum.attachments.upload.path
  5. To import the model successfully, set dbms.allow_upgrade=true in the neo4j.properties file at this location: <SpectrumLocation>\server\modules\hub\db. Comment out this property after completing the import.
  6. Set up these configurable properties in the screener_setup_win.txt file for Windows and screener_setup.txt file for Unix systems at: <SpectrumLocation>/server/modules/fcc/FCC_Repo/setup/cli.
    1. host: Machine where the Spectrum™ Technology Platform Server needs to be setup is running.
    2. port: Port on which Spectrum™ Technology Platform is running
    3. user: Spectrum™ Technology Platform User, should be an administrative user
    4. password: Spectrum™ Technology Platform Password
  7. Run the upgrade script (ScreenerSetupUpgarde.bat for Windows systems and ScreenerSetupUpgarde.sh for Unix systems).
    • For Windows systems:
      1. Run Command Prompt as Administrator
      2. Change directory to location of the script (<SpectrumLocation>\server\modules\fcc)
      3. Run the script
    • For Unix systems:
      1. Go to the folder where the script is placed: <SpectrumLocation>\server\modules\fcc
      2. Execute the script.
    Note: To run the Unix script, you need to have appropriate permissions.
  8. Resolve errors, if any, till the upgrade is complete.