Upgrading ABAP Agent version

When a new ABAP Agent version it will be available in Install WATCHER and SLABAPCLI.

Upgrade Instructions

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The ABAP Agent relies on scheduled tasks using the Windows Task Scheduler. Those tasks must be stopped before upgrading. See below.

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  1. Make sure none of the ABAP agent FOOTPRINTS and BUILDMODS scheduled tasks are being used

    1. FOOTPRINTS: No tests are running.

    2. BUILDMODS: No transports are currently imported.

  2. Stop all FOOTPRINTS and BUILDMODS scheduled tasks in Windows Task Scheduler

    1. Select all FOOTPRINTS and BUILDMODS tasks under the Sealights directory

    2. Click End

    3. Click Disable

  3. Unzip the new agent files into the agent bin directory, overwriting the existing files

  4. Open Command Line in the bin directory

  5. Confirm the agent version by running watcher.exe --version

  6. restart all FOOTPRINTS and BUILDMODS stopped tasks in Windows Task Scheduler

    1. Select all FOOTPRINTS and BUILDMODS tasks under the Sealights directory

    2. Click Enable

    3. Click Run

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