Changing the data type of metadata (redeploy)

Before you redeploy, you must:

•	Stop all applications in the application domain.

•	Make sure the runtime repository contains no jobs related to affected document types. You can use Database Administration Tool to delete jobs.

•	Make sure the runtime repository contains no Messages in Message storages affected by the changed metadata. You can use Database Administration Tool to expire and delete Messages (do not drop Message storage).

•	Make sure the runtime repository contains no documents in Post-processing storages affected by the changed metadata. You can use Database Administration Tool to expire and delete documents (do not drop Post-processing storage).

•	Make sure the runtime repository does not contain any persistent resources related to affected document types. You can use Database Administration Tool to delete the resources.

•	Make sure there are no documents waiting to be archived. You can use Database Administration Tool to examine the archiving queue, and to retry to archive documents that failed to be archived.

•	Make sure there are no saved Collector searches that include the changed metadata. If there are, you must remove the changed metadata from all affected searches in Collector.

•	Make sure you have a complete backup of the runtime repository.

When you try to redeploy, you receive a message saying you cannot redeploy unless you force the update into the runtime repository. To do this you must have administrator privileges. See Forcing updates into the runtime repository.

Consequences in databases

Database	Consequences
Enterprise repository	The following changes are applied to document types that include the metadata group with the deleted metadata: • The revision number is updated. • The metadata type is removed.
Runtime repository	The metadata type is updated in the runtime repository. Message storages The metadata type is updated in all Message storages. Post-processing storages The metadata type is updated in all Post-processing storages.
Collector archive	The old metadata is not removed from the Collector archive. It is still attached to already archived documents, but it cannot be used anymore in Collector searches.

Consequences in StreamStudio

Application	Consequences
Composer	The metadata cannot be used in already defined texts. This means these texts must be manually updated.
Composition Center	The metadata cannot be used in already defined texts and rules. This means these texts and rules must be manually updated.
Collector	The metadata cannot be used in Collector searches.