[Erp5-dev] refactoring the uid generation

[Yoshinori Okuji]

On Wednesday 18 May 2005 19:56, Yoshinori Okuji wrote:
> I have investigated some potential problems in uid generation, and solved
> them mostly. Since this change is significant, be careful about making a
> backup when you update your products.
>
> Here is an upgrade path:
>
> 1. Make a backup. You should make a backup of all products and data for
> safety. If this upgrade fails, your system will stop working.
>
> 2. Update all ERP5-related products. At least, ERP5Catalog and ZSQLCatalog
> must be updated.
>

2.5. Restart Zope.

> 3. Recreate erp5_mysql in portal_catalog. The easiest way is 1) to rename
> erp5_mysql to something else (e.g. erp5_mysql_backup) for safety, 2) to
> call addDefaultSQLMethods from portal_catalog by just going to the URL
> http://.../portal_catalog/addDefaultSQLMethods. This does not return
> anything, but you should get a new erp5_mysql.
>
> 4. If you need to change the catalog methods or properties, do it now.
>
> 5. Clear the catalog.
>
> 6. Run ERP5Site_reindexAll.  If you use portal_activities, make sure that
> indexing is finished, before proceeding.
>
> 7. Again, clear the catalog.
>
> 8. Run ERP5Site_reindexAll. Likewise, make sure that all activities are
> finished, before proceeding.
>
> 9. Check if everything looks good.
>
> Double-reindexing is required, because uids might be reassigned in the
> first indexing process.
>
> If anything goes wrong, go back to the copy, and send a bug report to me.
>
> YO

YO
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