Upgrade to Neotys Design Studio 5.5

Upgrading to Neotys Design Studio 5.5 and its minor versions makes it possible to use the new features of the product and to upgrade the associated test projects. This new version reinforces the competitive advantage gained by previously released versions. A number of new features enables to perform realistic and effective tests. For more information, see the What's New section on the Neotys website.

Upgrading to a major version or to a minor version consists in:

• backing up the projects
• installing the new version of Neotys Design Studio
• activating the license
• upgrading the projects in the new version of Neotys Design Studio

• Information: Backing up the projects and installing the Neotys Design Studio upgrade in its specific folder make it possible to revert back to the previous version of Neotys Design Studiowith the original projects if there is any upgrade issues.

• To upgrade Neotys Design Studio (major or minor version)

1. Make an external backup copy of your projects.
2. Download the new version of Neotys Design Studio from the Neotys website.
3. Install Neotys Design Studio in the suggested default directory.
4. Start Neotys Design Studio and activate the license.
5. Open your current projects in the new version for Neotys Design Studio to upgrade them.

Project backup

Before migrating to Neotys Design Studio 5.5 and its minor versions, it is recommended to secure the projects:

• The whole C:\Users\<user>\Documents\NeoLoad Projects\ directory can be copied in another backup directory.
• In the NeoLoad Controller, the File > Export Project command allows generating an archive of the current project. For more information, see Export a project.

Neotys Design Studio installation

The latest version of Neotys Design Studio can be downloaded from the Neotys website.

Neotys Design Studio can be installed as described in Install the Controller.

Every major and minor version of Neotys Design Studio is installed in a directory which is different from all other versions. It is highly recommended to use the default directory, because it makes it possible to use one version of Neotys Design Studio or the other, until the projects are safely migrated. Although different versions of Neotys Design Studio can be installed on the same machine — but in different directories —, only one instance of Neotys Design Studio can be started at a time, whatever the version.

License activation

The installed version of Neotys Design Studio requires a new activation of the license, as described in Manage licenses.

Migrate projects

Migrating projects after upgrading Neotys Design Studio is necessary to benefit from all the new functions available in the new major or minor version installed. The project migration process is fully automated. When a project is opened in Neotys Design Studio, it detects the creation version and converts it.

• Warning: Before migrating Neotys Design Studio projects to a major or minor version, it is recommended to make a backup of all the projects. The automatic project upgrade is a one-way process and cannot be undone. For more information, see Project backup.

• Information: Migrating collaborative projects requires specific operations. For more information, see Upgrade a collaborative project.

Migrate framework parameters

Framework parameter definitions are stored in the conf/frameworks sub-directory of the user directory, as described in Configuration files. Each new minor version has its own specific directory, which is created the first time Neotys Design Studio starts.

Any framework parameters created by the user and left over from an earlier version are copied to the framework parameters directory in the new version.

• Information: The frameworks created by the user are automatically migrated when Neotys Design Studio is upgraded.

However, Neotys Design Studio framework parameters (.NET, AMF, E Business, ICEFaces, JSF, LightStreamer, RTMP, RTMPT, Siebel, Silverlight and Workspace) do not migrate; they take their default values in the new version.

• Warning: The frameworks updated by the user in an older Neotys Design Studio version are not automatically migrated. To transfer the changes made to this type of framework, it is necessary to export the edited parameters before importing them in the new version of Neotys Design Studio.

For more information about frameworks, see Frameworks.