Upgrade Work Tasks in silent mode

Supported upgrade paths

You can upgrade to AVEVA Work Tasks 2023 R2 U1 in silent mode from the following versions:

• AVEVA Work Tasks 2023

• AVEVA Work Tasks 2023 SP1

• AVEVA Work Tasks 2023 R2

For versions earlier than AVEVA Work Tasks 2023, first upgrade to AVEVA Work Tasks 2023, and then upgrade to AVEVA Work Tasks 2023 R2 U1.

Prerequisites

1. Stop all the services.

2. Stop IIS.

3. Delete the WorkTasksTemp and Cache files from the computer.

4. Ensure that all the prerequisites are installed. For more information about installation prerequisites, see Installation Prerequisites.

Upgrade in silent mode

Server machine

You can upgrade to AVEVA Work Tasks 2023 R2 U1 in silent mode using the installer. After the assemblies and related resources are upgraded, you have to upgrade the Farm database, Repository database, and all the required configurations in silent mode, using AVEVAWorkTasksSilentUpgradeManager.exe.

Client machine

You can upgrade the client machines in silent mode using AVEVAWorkTasksSilentUpgradeManager.exe. This EXE automatically detects whether the machine is a server or a client and then does the changes accordingly. After the upgrade is complete, Central Configuration and Enterprise Console are upgraded with the latest changes.

Upgrade in silent mode

5. Open the Command Prompt in the Administrative mode.

6. Enter the path for the "Bin" folder, which is available in the path where the product is installed, and then press Enter.

   For example: CD <AVEVA Work Tasks 2023 R2 U1 Install Path>\Bin

7. On the Command Prompt, type AVEVAWorkTasksSilentUpgradeManager.exe.

   The progress of the upgrade is displayed in the WTLogger Console.

Upgrade in silent mode using installer

Upgrade procedure

Change the directory to the folder where the AVEVA Work Tasks installer EXE is located and then run the following commands to install silently.

The syntax for running the AVEVA Work Tasks installer from the command line in PowerShell is as follows:

"<Installer EXE Name>".exe /S /v/qn

For example: "AVEVA Work Tasks 2023 R2 U1.exe" /S /v/qn

where:

• /S denotes silent install

• /v denotes pass arguments to Msiexec (Basic MSI and InstallScript MSI projects). The /v option is used to pass command line options and values of public properties to Msiexec.exe.

• /qn denotes an msiexec switch indicating to run with no user interface (UI).

This command string takes the default values for parameters, such as user name, installation location, and company name.

This command considers the default settings for the upgrade. The installer automatically detects the current installation path and then performs the upgrade in the same path. For example: If the product was installed in a custom path, then the upgrade also happens in the same custom path.

The progress of the silent mode upgrade will not be displayed in the Command Prompt. However, the upgrade continues in the background. If you want the Command Prompt to be in waiting mode till the upgrade is complete, execute the following command in a .bat file.

echo off

"AVEVA Work Tasks 2023 R2 U1.exe" /S /v/qn

if %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 0 (echo AVEVA Work Tasks 2023 R2 U1 upgrade installation completed successfully)

Note: In scenarios where the AVEVA Work Tasks binaries/files are already open or are being used by any application, then the server might be automatically restarted after silent upgrade.

Return results for silent upgrade

8. Open a Notepad file and add the following script.

   echo off

   cd <AVEVA Work Tasks 2023 R2 U1 Installpath>\Bin\AVEVAWorkTasksSilentUpgradeManager.exe

   echo %ERRORLEVEL%

9. Enter the appropriate value for <AVEVA Work Tasks Install path>.

   For example: C:\Program files\AVEVA\Work Tasks\Bin

10. Save the file with .bat extension.

11. Open the Command Prompt in the Administrative mode.

12. Type the path where the Batch file is saved, and then press Enter.

13. Type the name of the Batch file, and then press Enter.

    The return result of the AVEVAWorkTasksSilentUpgradeManager.exe is stored in the %ERRORLEVEL% variable. The return result will be one of the following:

    • 0 - If the upgrade procedure is successful.

    • 1 - If the upgrade procedure failed.

    • 2 - If multiple instances of AVEVAWorkTasksSilentUpgradeManager.exe are running.