Adding upgrade kits to the Smart Upgrade application
After downloading a Notes® install kit, make the kit available to users by creating a kit document in the Smart Upgrade application and then either attaching the kit to the kit document or storing the kit in a directory on a shared network drive that users can access.
About this task
Specify the location of the Notes install kit in the Smart Upgrade kit document when setting up Smart Upgrade for users.
Obtain upgrade kits from IBM® developerWorks® downloads. See the link in the related information.
Procedure
Expression rules for use with the Smart Upgrade kit document
About this task
Domino compares the release number of the user's Notes client to the release number specified in the Source Version field of the kit document in the Smart Upgrade application. You can use any of the expression rules shown in the table when entering the release number in the Source Version field of the kit document...
Character |
Description |
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Any character, for example, C |
Matches any single non-special character. In this example, it matches C |
\C |
Matches the single character even if it is a special character. In this example, it matches C |
? |
Matches any single character |
{ABN} |
Matches any character in the set (A,B,N) |
{!ABN} |
Matches any character not in the set (A,B,N) |
{A-FH-K} |
Matches any character in the set (A...F,H...K) |
+C |
Matches any number of occurrences of the pattern C |
* |
Matches any string (shorthand for ?) |
! |
Complements logical meaning of this template |
| |
Performs logical OR of two templates |
& |
Performs logical AND of two templates |
You can use any of the expression rules shown in Table 4 when entering the release number in the Source version field of the kit document.
Pattern |
Explanation of match |
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Release 8.5.3FP3 |
Version 8.5.3 Fix Pack 3 |
Release 9.0* |
wild card match |
Release 8.5.3FP? |
? matches any character |