Switching between Release and Snapshot Repositories

You can use the release and the snapshot repository for installing the Cooperate Modeling Environment (see Installation of Modeling Environment). You can switch between the repositories after an installation in order to downgrade or upgrade your existing installation. In order to do this, please adhere to the following steps to switch the modeling environment and the server. You have to always switch both together.

Switching version in modeling environment

Switching from release to snapshot

• Just follow the installation instructions but now use the snapshot update site
  • The installer will detect your existing installation
  • The installer tells you that it modified your installation request
  • Accept the changed request by clicking Next
  • Accept the license agreement by clicking Next
  • Accept the security warning about unsigned plugins by clicking OK
  • Restart Eclipse

Switching from snapshot to release

• You have to uninstall the previously installed modeling environment
• Click on Help - Installation Details
• Look for the Cooperate Modeling Environment User Interface feature
• Select it and choose Uninstall... from the buttons below
• Confirm the uninstall progress by clicking Finish
• Restart Eclipse
• Follow the installation instructions but use the release update site now

Switching version of modeling repository

Basically, you do not switch the modeling repository but setup a new one. You cannot import your existing models in the new modeling repository. You just have to follow the instructions for installation but choose a repository version that matches your modeling environment.

You can easily find the matching repository by looking at the version of your environment. If you have installed the environment 0.1.6 you have to install the repository 0.1.6. For snapshots, there is only one version of the repository, so just take the latest one.

Warning: If you use the snapshot builds, you might have to replace the repository after an update of the modeling environment. The same holds true for release upgrades but they occurr less often.