Upgrading your WebWorks ePublisher project
When you open an existing Designer project in a new version of WebWorks ePublisher, either because you received the next version in your subscription or you are upgrading for the first time in a few years, you might see the following message.
This project is configured to use Legacy Format version 2021.1. This setting can be modified in Project Settings.
You might think, “What? Oh, I can roll it forward by going to > , change the value to the newest version of Designer, and then everything will be all right.”
Well, no. What this message means is that you have overrides (or customizations) in your project that could cause code conflicts each time that WebWorks updates ePublisher.
To prevent code conflicts with any overrides that you created, you need to do some housekeeping while you develop your project. And then each time that WebWorks upgrades ePublisher, you need to maintain the files that you customized in the previous version. A little effort when you create overrides in your project and when you upgrade ePublisher can save you a lot of trouble in the long run.
To maintain your overrides, you do the following:
1. Compare your overrides to the installation files.
2. Reduce the differences between your overrides and the installation files.
3. Regenerate your project.
TIP : If you do not have time to maintain your overrides when you upgrade ePublisher, you can hold your project at the previous release version until you do have time. This is also known as
compatibility mode. However, the sooner that you upgrade to the new version, the sooner you can take advantage of the new features that have been added to ePublisher.
Published date: 10-17-2023
Last modified date: 09-28-2023