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Step-by-step guide

1. Make sure that the MM you're about to install is compatible with the corresponding DAM Center. It can be found here Compatibility Matrixes (Usually, the newest MM and DC match up).
2. MANDATORY: backup
   1. Database
   2. Jobs database
   3. web sites
3. Delete everything but the web.config (and maybe your favicon/appicon if you've changed it/them) in your MM site's folder.
4. Copy the content of the new MM into the old one - if you did not have any favicon/appicon from the previous installation, then you can safely remove the .new from those.
5. Compare the old and new web.config file - if there are anything in the new one that you think should be in the old one, then move it. If in doubt, ask someone who you believe would know this.
6. Be totally certain that you hit the correct database in the next step. Double triple quadruple check. It's really easy to make a mistake here.
7. You now have to use the MM update scripts. Use this guide to do this.
8. Recycle the site (a lot of really weird things can happen in the MM if this isn't done).
9. Try uploading and downloading videos, pictures, change metadata, publish and so on. If all works, the site should be up and running.

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Upgrading from MM4 to MM5

Here follows a short description of what configuration to focus on when upgrading from MM to MM5Media Manager 4 to Media Manager 5.

• Filters should be readded re-added to existing searches. 
  • Labels should be added for the parameterName. If in doubt on this name, it will be logged to the F12 console in MM5, if it doesn't exist. 
  • For booleans a label should be added for 'ASSET_LIST_FACET_' + parameterName, again check the console for the exact name, if in doubt. 
    • The label text should look like this: {value, select, 1 {YourTrueText} 0 {YourFalseText}}
• AssetInfo search should be updated.
  • Labels should be added for the id of the asset info parameter. Check the console for the exact name, if in doubt. 
• Config Manager settings

Updating the version of Media Manager 5

Step 1

During the installation process there are changes applied to the DAM database. For this reason it is strongly recommended to back up the database for the DAM Center before proceding with running the update scripts. The back-up process is described in the installation guide.

Step 2

Make a safety copy of Media Manager's website folder and then copy new content into the folder.

In order to do this, follow these steps:

1. Zip the website folder that contains MM5's information.
2. Delete the content of website folder. Alternatively, you can also create a temporary folder called "old" and move all the files from the website folder into it. 
3. Save the old "web.config" file in order to easily copy information into the new configuration file. If you choose to keep the old file in the same location, rename it to "web.config.old".
4. Copy information from the provided folder named "MediaManager.(version)" into the newly emptied website folder.

Step 3

Open both the old and the new configuration file in Notepad++ in order to easily compare information. 

Website configuration is identical to the one described in Step 5 of the installation guide. Rather than finding the information again, though, copy them from the old "web.config" file.

The only information that you need to change is Product Version.

Save the changes.

Step 5

Fill out the update scripts. If you have saved the script from the initial installation/most recent update, you can use it to copy the information.

Save the changes in the script and run it as administrator.

Step 6

Recycle the site by using Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager:

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Step 7

Test the site by performing basic actions such as uploading and downloading assets.