Using the Quick Fields 8 Migration Utility

Quick Fields 6/7 sessions must be converted to the Quick Fields 8 format. The conversion process will retain virtually all of a session's settings. There are different ways to migrate sessions, one of which is using the Quick Fields 8 Migration Utility.

Note: Converting a session from the 6/7 format to the 8 format will create a new file; it will not modify the original session. You can distinguish the two files by referring to their extensions: .qfs (6/7 format) and .qfx (8 format).

To perform batch session migration

1. Open the Quick Fields 8 Migration Utility. On a Windows XP machine, click Start, All Programs, Laserfiche, Quick Fields, and Migration Utility.
2. When the utility opens, click Select folder to specify where the converted files should be stored.
3. In the Browse For Folder dialog box, select a location and click OK.
4. Click Select files to specify the Quick Fields 6/7 sessions that should be converted.
5. Select one or more .qfs files.
6. Click Convert to start the conversion process.
7. A dialog box will appear when the conversion process completes successfully, completes with a warning, or encounters an error. In any event, the dialog box will summarize the event and list the path to a log file. If errors were encountered, the log file may help you resolve them.

   Note: If an error is encountered, the process in question will not be migrated. Review the warnings to determine how to resolve or rebuild the processes.
   

   Note: After successfully migrating a session, you can open it in Quick Fields 8. You may be prompted to update a session after opening it.