Versioning Local Copies

      Go to the FMP Versioning layout, and click 'Version'.  Upon clicking this button,

A copy of the FMP interface in-use is saved to the same local folder, using the following naming convention:  $$prgm_prefix & \["PM" or "RFP"\] & CurrentDate & ".fp7"

• • A copy of the FMP interface in-use is saved to the same local folder, using the following naming convention:  $$prgm_prefix & \["PM" or "RFP"\] & CurrentDate & ".fp7"

  • The new copy is uploaded to the server, into the eSG system folder 'FMP_versions'.

      It's recommended that old versions are either deleted or moved to an archive.

Versioning New Releases from MIT Sea Grant

1. Download new release.
2. Change name of downloaded file to the name of your current local copy, and open it.
3. Update configuration scripts to suit your program.
4. Apply any necessary program-specific edits to the layouts
5. Version it via the FMP Versioning layout, as described above.

If your program IS NOT hosting interfaces via FMP Server:

     You're done.  Users will be prompted to download the new version when attempting to open the old.

If your program IS hosting interfaces via FMP Server:

     Replace the FMP interface that's currently hosted by FMP Server with the new one.  The new version will be available to users the next time they select a shared FMP interface.