SmartDFE Upgrade Process
Overview
When upgrading the SmartDFE tools from one release to the next, it is strongly recommended that all SmartDFE applicaitons are updated at the same time and all .sdc files are upgrade to be compatible with the latest release.
Following this process will ensure that the system operates reliably with any new features in the release.
Before starting the process please ensure that all .sdc files and any other files installed outside the .sdc files (for example specialized HarlequinDirect dlls and config files) are backed up.
All licensing information will be retained during the upgrade process, no extra license activations will be used.
Update SmartDFE
SmartDFE is supplied as a suite of applications, .
Files formats and OPC communication between applications may change slightly between releases to deliver new features or improve performance, therefore all applications must all be from the same release.
Uninstall SmartDFE
Uninstall all the SmartDFE components that are installed.
If you have the full SmartDFE suite, these will include:
Smart Print Controller
Optionally:
Smart Print Controller Meteor UI Plugin
Smart Device Configurator
Smart Media Manager
If you are running Smart Job Cost Estimator, you may only have one application to uninstall.
Smart Job Cost Estimator
Uninstall HarlequinDirect
If the system has HarlequinDirect running on remote servers, this should also be uninstalled
There is no need to uninstall Harlequin on the same PC as Smart Print Controller since the uninstall of Smart Print Controller will also uninstall HarlequinDirect if installed locally.
Install SmartDFE
Install SmartDFE applications from a single release.
Install HarlequinDirect
Install HarlequinDirect on all remote Servers
The is no need to install HarlequinDirect if it is run on the same PC as Smart Print Controller, Smart Print Controller will automatically install a local copy
Update .sdc file
The .sdc file contains the configuration files that control how SmartDFE operates, as well as Smart Media and other files. It is vital that this file contains configuration files that are compatible with the current release.
If old .sdc files are used it is possible that new features or improvements are not available, or the system becomes unstable.
Smart Print Controller uses a Smart Device Template (.sdt) file to preform an upgrade
If you already have a suitable .sdt file you can skip the first step
Create an SDC Template to use for the upgrade
To create a .sdt file, load the required .sdc file into Smart Device Configurator, and click the small triangle next to ‘Save’ and save as a .sdt file.
Update the .sdt File
Load the saved .sdt file into Smart Device Configurator
Select the ‘RIP Config Template’ tab at the top
Click the ‘Magic Wand’ icon 
This will pop up a windows showing the files that need upgrading.
indicates that the name has changed, 
indicates the name has changed
Clicking ‘Upgrade’ will overwrite files with the latest versions.
Note that only files shown in this panel will be updated, if any new printer specific files have been added these will need to be updated manually.
Check that all files have been updated either automatically or manually.
Note that this process does not update RIP Support files, these must be updated manually.
Once the changes have been made save the sdt file by clicking the small triangle next to ‘Save’ and save as a .sdt file.
Manually updating files
It is possible to use Smart Device Configurator to manually update files if needed.
Manual Updating RIP Support Files
Add any new Plugins to the left hand side using the '+' button.
Remove the old plugin from the right hand side using the '-' button.
Drag the news files from the left to the right.
Manually Updating RIP Config Templates
There are different approaches that can be used to bring custom template files up to date.
Since there are typically only one or two small changes, one approach is to copy one of the new files and merge the customizations back into it.
There are buttons assist this process.
This buttons opens a windows explorer to a folder containing the templates supplied with this release of Smart Device Configurator
This button opens a windows explorer to a folder containing the templates files in the current configuration.
This button refreshes the file list, to be used when new files are added
There are also two indicators in the editor window to help:
This indicates there are unsaved changes
This indicates that there are 67 differences
Once the changes have been made save the sdt file by clicking the small triangle next to ‘Save’ and save as a .sdt file.
Update Smart Print Controller using the .sdt (template files)
In the engineer pane, click Upgrade and navigate to the appropriate .sdt file.
This action with merge the new files with media and other settings in Smart Print Controller.
Click Apply to get Smart Print Controller into a consistent state with the new settings.
Save the new .sdc file
The upgrade is now complete.