Upgrade to a New Version of DoseControl Software

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Upgrading DoseControl software to a new version is not difficult and takes about 5-10 minutes per PC. The key difference is your application database, so please follow the instructions to upgrade based on your DoseControl license type.

Basic license upgrade instructions. Basic license is DoseControl software and SQL Server\Instance database installed on PC.
Premier license upgrade instructions. Premier license is DoseControl software installed on multiple PCs connected to a single SQL Server\Instance on a LAN (local area network) or cloud.
Enterprise license upgrade instructions. Enterprise license has DoseControl integrated with another system and typically will have a SQL Server\Instance on a LAN (local area network) or cloud.

Common questions

“Will I have to reconfigure DoseControl when I upgrade to a new version?”

No! All your configuration information from the previous version and your dosimetry reports and records will transfer to the new version when you upgrade.

“Will the upgrade change or overwrite my existing data?”

No! When you upgrade the data is migrated to a new database schema. No data is changed, deleted or overwritten.

“Will the upgrade impact the DoseControl application database?”

Yes. The DoseControl upgrade changes the logical structure of the database schema. A database schema is the architecture of a database, and the logical schema defines tables, columns, data types, and relationships among tables within the database. DoseControl upgrades will add to the schema but never change or delete parts of the schema to avoid migration conflicts and breaking changes to data integrations.

“I want to use a test database to test the upgrade prior to implementation. What are the potential issues?”

If you have your DoseControl database connected to your PC on a LAN (local area network), be aware that upgrading DoseControl on any PC on that network will automatically connect to the database, changing the database schema. This will break the database connection for non-upgraded PC’s on the network. Follow the instructions and warnings in the Premier/Enterprise upgrade instructions to avoid this issue.

"Are there any known issues when upgrading from an older version (1.x) to DoseControl 2.0?"

Yes. You must open the Report Type configuration and click a button to save. It is an easy fix but inconvenient for users. See Processing Report upgrade error for instructions. (Why? The Report Output Options for Report Types is a new feature in version 2.0. Customers that upgrade from a previous version of DoseControl will see this error because their application data does not contain any records for this new feature, and the developers did not add a default value when upgrading.)

Troubleshooting upgrade errors

Go here. We have several articles with detailed instructions to fix common upgrade errors.

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