The Bottom Line
The next time you log into WorkFlows you may be presented with an upgrade dialog box.
- Let’s assume you log into WorkFlows and you still get the box below: you could choose to ignore this message until we do another upgrade but this message will then always display when you open WorkFlows. This current upgrade is minor and you will not see a difference at all other than the annoying popup if you choose not to do it.
- If you choose to do the Upgrade then close WorkFlows and then you will need to Right Click the mouse button on the icon of WorkFlows and then click on Run as Administrator.
- Then you will click on Yes for allow this app to make changes
- WorkFlows will then open and ask you login and when you login the box below will appear and you will click on Yes.
- WorkFlows will start the Update Staff Client and then have you click on Install Now and do the Installation. When it is finished it will open and then you are finished.
- If you have multiple computers and want to download the file from our website and upgrade WorkFlows then go here on the website https://support.librariesofrsa.org/project/downloads-setup/. Choose the Filename: upd_jwf.exe option shown in the image below:
- For New Computers or if you do not have WorkFlows on a computer you will want the Full Installation that is lower down on the same page as above. The full install filename is Workflows.msi as shown in the image:
Why?
Normally we’d tell you never to skip a WorkFlows upgrade. However, we didn’t expect there would be an upgrade at all. SirsiDynix just installed a small patch to fix a minor bug in naming of picklist email subjects. Unbeknownst to us and the SirsiDynix support person who installed that patch, that resulted in updating the system’s assumption of the correct version of WorkFlows. This is why you’ll start seeing the upgrade notifications on login.
This was a very minor upgrade and you will not notice any difference if you skip this WorkFlows upgrade but without it you will keep seeing the pop up box when you log in to WorkFlows.
Background
We are waiting to upgrade the system to the newest version of WorkFlows later this year or early next year. That version will bring various useful updates and features. At that time you will need to upgrade all WorkFlows installation.
Sorry for the inconvenience. We were not expecting this.