Upgrading from ResSched 9 to 10

Upgrading from ResSched 9 to 10 or back is a simple process.  After installing ResSched 10, you must convert your existing ResSched 9 data, then adjust your Organization Settings to take advantage of the many new features.

Free For Current 9.9 Licensees

ResSched 10 is available to all ResSched licensees with current coverage for technical support and program updates. To confirm your coverage status, open ResSched 9.9 and look under Help>About ResSched. If your coverage has expired, or will expire soon contact us to renew.

ResSched 10 can be used at the same time as ResSched 9, so you have a complete opportunity for testing with your own data before changing over to 10 for production. Data can be converted from 9 to 10 and back to 9 if desired, but there is no synchronization between the two versions in real time

Data Conversion

If you need to repeat a data conversion, always start with a fresh set of source data files.  If you have any problems or wish to convert from version 9.1 or earlier, contact us for support.

 Going up to ResSched 10

If you are using ResSched Corporate or Standard Editions, you must convert your data before using ResSched 10.  After installing ResSched 10:

  1. If you are currently using ResSched 9.2 or later, copy your existing ResSched data files (*.tps) into your new ResSched data folder on your server. Normally, this would be the data folder is the same as the folder selected at installation (default C:\ResSchedServer folder);
  2. Run DataCoversion.exe to convert your data.  Select your new data folder;
  3. Select your country and region for time zone calculations, then click Convert 9 to 10;
  4. After the conversion has run, backup any .tps files with OLD as the start of the name. These will be needed if you wish to go back to ResSched 9 later.

Going back to ResSched 9

If you wish to go back to ResSched 9 for any reason:

  1. Open the new ResSched data folder (default C:\ResSchedServer) and confirm the .tps files with OLD in the file name are still there.  If they are not, retrieve them from your backup location.
  2. Run DataConversion.exe, select the data folder and your geographic time zone then click Convert 10 to 9

If you need to run DataConversion more than once, always start with a fresh set of source data files.  If you have any problems or wish to convert from version 9.1 or earlier, contact us for support.

Issues to Consider

TIme Zones

Your time related data will be converted to Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) based on the geographic time zone you select during data conversion.  Dates and times will be displayed based on the geographic time zone you select in Organization Settings

Existing ResSched Users

Your existing user IDs will be imported into ResSched.  Passwords will be converted to all upper case (ResSched 10 passwords are case sensitive). Current users will log on to ResSched and enter their user name and password as they do now.

User Rights

Users’ rights to book resources  or view schedules can come from several sources and new options have been added with ResSched 10. These authorization sources are tested in the order shown below. A lower authorization is only tested if the higher authorizations have failed.

Access LevelResource and System Administrators always have authority to book and view all resources. All other users get authority to book resources or view schedules from one or more of the sources below.
Organization SettingA system administrator can set all resources as available to all users to book or view in Organization Settings
Global Authority for a UserGeneral, reserve and view only users can be given authority to book or view all resources.
Global Authorization for a Resource Group Any resource group can be designated for all users to book or view all the resources in the group. New
Global Authorization for a ResourceAny resource can be designated as available for users to book or view.
Specified Groups/UsersSpecified users can be authorized to book or view specified resource groups. New
Specified Resources/UsersSpecified users can be authorized to book or view specified individual resources.