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Conversion to CA ERwin Data Modeler Workgroup Edition r8

Review the following information if you are upgrading to r8:

• It is not required that you uninstall an earlier version of the product (before r8, such as CA ERwin Model Manager). Because r8 is installed to a new folder, you can continue to work with the earlier version, if you have sufficient disk space on your PC for both versions. However, when you upgrade to r8, you must be at r7.x or later in order to convert existing models to r8. Additionally, before you can use the Submodel Manager to work with models in the mart, you must first upgrade each r7.x model to r8. It is also recommended that if you plan to uninstall the r7.x program, that you create backups of your models before upgrading to r8.
• When you do upgrade to r8, verify that the mart is r7.x or later. If it is a release earlier than r7.x, you must upgrade to r7.x before you can upgrade to r8. We recommend you upgrade to the latest service pack for CA ERwin MM r7.3, and then open and save your models older than r7.x in CA ERwin MM r7.3.x before you upgrade to CA ERwin Data Modeler Workgroup Edition r8. Otherwise, the r8 upgrade process for CA ERwin Data Modeler Workgroup Edition detects whether you have Version 4.x models stored in an r7.x mart. A dialog opens that contains a list of all the Version 4.x models. You can select one of the following options for each Version 4.x model:
  • Delete the Version 4.x model and continue with the mart upgrade.
  • Cancel the mart upgrade. Doing so lets you go back to CA ERwin Data Modeler r7.x, convert the models from Version 4.x to r7.x, and save to the mart. After you have saved these models to your mart, you can continue with the r7.x to r8 upgrade.