teststand 3.1 -> current teststand

[mkossmann]

After our IT-department now finally has decided to switch update from XP to windows 7, we now have to move our old teststations based on teststand 3.1 to the new OS. 

So far we have used minimal modified sequential or batch models from 3.1. Is there any guide to port such old sequences to a current version of teststand ?

One problem will be, that our QA department uses some applications, which read  result databases ( created with the old, pre 4.1 database schemas) . Does it make any sense to modify a current teststand to become  backward compatible ?

Any tips and tricks welcome.

[Philipp_Kost]

Hi mkossmann,

There is a tool (Start menu -> national Instruments -> Teststand 201x -> Tools) Sequence File Converter which converts a sequence file from a previous version (2010 and earlier) to the actual verison.

I don't see any reasons why you should be backware compatible when your IT department forces the update.

When you have look to the readme of the 3.1 Version you don't find any mention of Windows7. And our compatibilty page shows it isn't supported using TS 3.1 on Win7.

Of course, you should make a copy of the project BEFORE updating it to 201x.

Kind Regards,

Philipp K.

[James_Grey]

To elaborate on Philipp's comment, the converter tool is only for conveniently upconverting a lot of files at once. You can load any older file in the current version of TestStand and it will convert automatically, but it might be marked as needing to be saved if the conversion made any modifications to it.

There is also a Start menu >> National Instruments >> Teststand 2013 >> Tools >> Compatibility >> TestStand 2013 Migration Utility, which can help import your report and database settings into the new version of TestStand for use with the new models.  This might not even be necessary if you want to continue using your modified copies of the models.