Running the Validate Tool for a 6.2.1 or Later Microsoft SQL Server Database

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Use the validate tool to ensure your database is not missing objects that could cause the database to fail to upgrade. You must perform the steps below before you download the 8.4 media pack. If you run the 8.4 validate tool against your current database, it will not work.

  1. Double-click validate.bat (validate.sh for Linux) in your current Database folder of the P6 EPPM physical media or download to start the validate tool.

    Note: Ensure you use the validate file from your current Database folder, not the 8.4 database folder.

  2. Provide the following:
    1. In the Database host address field, enter the server machine name or IP address where you installed Microsoft SQL Server.
    2. In the Database host port field, enter the port number that Microsoft SQL Server is using. The default is 1433.
    3. In the Database name field, enter the name of the existing database that you want to validate.
  3. View the HTML page that the tool creates to ensure your database is not missing objects.
  4. If your database is missing objects, do one of the following:

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