= Upgrades !BluePrint =

== Goal ==

'''Target user''': System Administrator of a production system (or the IT operations manager)

'''Goal''': This is one part of making operations a big fan of our software: Make it very easy for them to upgrade. 

== Upgrade Issues ==

The current process is manual: UserGuidelines/Admin/Upgrade

For other software, people are used to automatic upgrades.  Even the (very complex) Windows operating system auto-upgrades.
What can make an Eden upgrade problematic?  There are two types of visible changes:

* Structural changes: These are changes that affect data structure and file layout.
  * Database schema changes
  * Directory structure changes
  * Configuration process and parameter changes
* Functional changes: These are changes that would alter the site behavior or layout, in non-trivial ways.
  This would affect users, and might require retraining.



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