MKS Implementer 2006 Administration Guide

Converting From DesignTracker to MKS Integrity
6 To proceed with the conversion, in the Reply field type G, and press ENTER to perform
the conversion.
To cancel the conversion and return to the MKS Integrity Setup panel either: type N in
the Reply field, and press ENTER, press F3=Exit, or F12=Cancel.
After pressing ENTER to continue, the following message displays at the bottom of the
MKS Integrity Setup panel: “Successful conversion to MKS Integrity.”
The system conversion from DesignTracker to MKS Integrity is complete. You are ready to
begin using the new features, as described in the MKS Implementer 2006 User Guide.
Converting With Data Retention
For MKS customers that currently use DesignTracker for issue management, the tasks
described in this section perform a conversion that allows you to convert issue management
systems—that is, switch from using DesignTracker to using MKS Integrity, and retain
existing DesignTracker data. This conversion method enables the Implementer feature
co-existence, which is required when converting DesignTracker data to MKS Integrity.
The purpose of co-existence is twofold: It avoids application downtime during the
application conversion project by allowing you to simultaneously use both MKS Integrity
and DesignTracker, and it allows you to convert DesignTracker DRs, SRs, and related entity
information to MKS Integrity issues using the Convert DT to MKS Integrity (ICVTDT)
command. By design, it allows some users to use MKS Integrity issues without requiring all
users to switch at the same time. This allows for a gradual transition of development teams
when multiple teams share the same Implementer installation.
NOTE For details on the ICVTDT command, see “Converting DesignTracker Data to
MKS Integrity” on page 431.
Converting to MKS Integrity when you need to retain and convert existing data can be an
involved undertaking simply due to the inherent complexities associated with performing
data conversions. For example, a typical data conversion requires mapping existing files and
fields to new values in the new database. Detailed information on performing a data
conversion begins on page 431.
TIP MKS can assist with converting your DesignTracker data to MKS Integrity, as
well as assist in defining your business processes and workflow for MKS Integrity.
For details, contact MKS Customer Care.
Before you perform the actual data conversion, however, you need to determine how the
data conversion will occur. In other words, will you perform a one-time conversion of all
applicable data and users, or will you perform a gradual conversion on subsets of data and
users?
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