SF.net SVN: ledger-smb:[5179] branches/1.3/UI/setup/upgrade_info.html

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Revision: 5179
          http://ledger-smb.svn.sourceforge.net/ledger-smb/?rev=5179&view=rev
Author:   ehuelsmann
Date:     2012-11-09 13:48:04 +0000 (Fri, 09 Nov 2012)
Log Message:
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Add explanation as to what we're asking from the user in the
upgrade screen.

Modified Paths:
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    branches/1.3/UI/setup/upgrade_info.html

Modified: branches/1.3/UI/setup/upgrade_info.html
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--- branches/1.3/UI/setup/upgrade_info.html	2012-11-09 13:23:36 UTC (rev 5178)
+++ branches/1.3/UI/setup/upgrade_info.html	2012-11-09 13:48:04 UTC (rev 5179)
@@ -12,6 +12,17 @@
    value = database
 } ?>
 <div class="form">
+<p>
+  LedgerSMB has introduced three new system wide default values which
+  you will need to set as part of the upgrade process.
+</p>
+<p>
+  In addition to these new defaults LedgerSMB 1.3 adds stricter
+  checks on data validity in the database. Because of these stricter checks
+  it's no longer valid to leave companies without a country or customers
+  without accounts receivable reference. The defaults you choose below will
+  be used to add values where these are currently missing but required.
+</p>
 <div class="input_row">
 <?lsmb INCLUDE select element_data = {
                           options = countries
@@ -23,6 +34,12 @@
 } ?>
 </div>
 <div class="input_row">
+<p>
+  LedgerSMB supports multiple <em>Accounts receivable (AR)</em> accounts
+per company. One of those must be the system default. Please select
+your default below in case of multiple. If the list below is empty,
+your database is in an inconsistent state and needs to be fixed first.
+</p>
 <?lsmb INCLUDE select element_data = {
                             name  = 'default_ar'
                            label  = text('Default AR') #'
@@ -33,6 +50,12 @@
 } ?>
 </div>
 <div class="input_row">
+<p>
+  LedgerSMB supports multiple <em>Accounts payable (AP)</em> accounts
+per company. One of those must be the system default. Please select
+your default below in case of multiple. If the list below is empty,
+your database is in an inconsistent state and needs to be fixed first.
+</p>
 <?lsmb INCLUDE select element_data = {
                             name  = 'default_ap'
                            label  = text('Default AP') #'
@@ -43,6 +66,11 @@
 } ?>
 </div>
 <div class="input_row">
+<p>
+  Note that the process invoked by hitting the button below might
+  take long to complete as it will run the upgrade process and will
+  copy all data from the 1.2 tables into the 1.3 tables.
+</p>
 <?lsmb INCLUDE button element_data = {
     text = text('Upgrade') 
     name = 'action'

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