How to Upgrade FineBI Between Minor Versions

Version

Function Description

Our products have constantly been updated and iterated to meet customers' new needs and improve some functions of earlier versions.

This document mainly introduces how to upgrade the FineBI project between minor versions (for example, upgrading FineBI from 6.0.5 to 6.0.9).

Note:

Upgrade from 6.0.5 and earlier versions requires the use of the upgrade tool. For details, see 5.X - 6.0 Upgrade Guide.

Project Backup

Before project upgrade, you must back up the original project and then proceed with subsequent operations. This can avoid inability to roll back caused by project file loss if the upgrade fails.

Obtaining the JAR Package

Free users can install FineBI of the latest version and copy the JAR package of the latest version from the installation directory %FineBI_Home%/webapps/webroot/WEB-INF/lib.

Premium users can contact FanRuan technical support and request the JAR package of the latest/specified version. To contact our technical support, you can send an email to international@fanruan.com or click  at https://intl.finebi.com/.

Manual Upgrade

(1) Disable the standalone project node or each project node in the cluster by referring to Closing or Restarting the FineBI Project.

(2) Replace the JAR package in %Tomcat_HOME%/webapps/webroot/WEB-INF/lib of the standalone project node or each project node in the cluster with the obtained JAR package.

(3) Start the project node by referring to Closing or Restarting the FineBI Project. (For cluster projects, start nodes one by one. Do not start them simultaneously.)

Checking Whether the Upgrade Is Successful

Log in to FineBI as the admin and choose System Management > Registration Management > Version Information.

You can check whether the current JAR version is the desired project version.

Plugin Upgrade

After the project upgrade is completed, you are advised to log in to FineBI, choose System Management > Plugin Management and upgrade plugins for which new versions are available one by one.

Data Update

After the project upgrade is completed, you are advised to log in to FineBI, click a common dataset for data update, and check whether the dataset update function is available and whether the post-update data is accurate.

User Login

After the project upgrade is completed, you are advised to log in to FineBI using the super administrator and general user accounts respectively and check whether the login is normal. If so, the upgrade is successful.