https://github.com/sleupold/AF_YAF.Net_Migration

Script tp migrate DNN Active Forums to DNN YAF.Net Forum
https://github.com/sleupold/AF_YAF.Net_Migration

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Script tp migrate DNN Active Forums to DNN YAF.Net Forum

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/sleupold/AF_YAF.Net_Migration
• Owner: sleupold
• Created: 2016-09-12T14:28:05.000Z (over 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2016-09-27T18:28:53.000Z (over 8 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-03T22:02:47.039Z (6 months ago)
• Language: PLpgSQL
• Size: 26.4 KB
• Stars: 4
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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README

        
# Active Forums to YAF.Net Migration

## Script to migrate DNN Active Forums to DNN YAF.Net Forum

© [Sebastian Leupold](https://github.com/sleupold), [dnnWerk](http://dnnwerk.de) 2016. 

Latest version is available on [GitHub](https://github.com/sleupold/AF_YAF.Net_Migration).

**This Script is provided "as is" with no liabilities or guarantees.**

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## What will be migrated?

- AF Module → YAF.Net Board

- AF ForumGroups → YAF.Net Categories

- AF Forums → YAF.Net Forums

- AF Threads → YAF.Net Topics

- AF Topics & Replies → YAF.Net Messages

- AF Attachments → YAF.Net Attachments

- AF Notifications → YAF.Net Forum & Topic Watches

- DNN Users with forum posts → YAF.Net Users

- DNN Roles with AF module permission → YAF.Net Groups & ASP.net Roles

## What will not be migrated?

- Permissions and a number of settings for forums and forum groups

- Messages (if you are still using AF Messages, I suggest migrating it to Core Messages)

- YAF.Net does not support forums for DNN Social Groups, i.e. those AF forum modules cannot be migrated atm!

- Data from Polls

## Prerequisites

- You need to have [DNN](https://github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform) 

  with [Active Forums](https://github.com/ActiveForums/ActiveForums) installed (V 5.0+).

- You need to have [YAF.Net DNN module](https://github.com/YAFNET/YAFNET-DNN) installed, 

  using default database objet qualifier "yaf_".

- Make sure, there are no open polls, because those will not be copied over.

- You should inform your users to dismiss all notification messages, 

  as they will get lost during migration.

- You need to have Yaf.Net module placed on a page and configured it 

to create board #1. This board with first category and first forum 

will be used as a template for imported data. If you prefere to use 

a different board, you need to modify the migration script. 

## Performing a Migration

**Please make sure you start with a database backup!!!**

- Please make sure you are using latest version of the migration script from [GitHub](https://github.com/sleupold/AF_YAF.Net_Migration).

- In Host > SQL, run ListModules.sql to get a list of migratable AF moduleIds. Enter the 

preferred moduleID into MigrateForums.sql 

- Execute script MigrateForums.sql in Host > SQL or SSMS 

- to get AF file attachements being displayed and provided for download, you need

  to copy manually the files from portals[PortalID]\activeforums_Upload folder 

  to folder \DesktopModules\YetAnotherForumDotNet\uploads

  and append ".yafupload" to each file name.

- Afterwards add a new YAF.Net DNN module instance to a page and select highest existing Board to be displayed.

Enter Board administration and review/adjust permissions and settings for board, forums and forum groups.

- Inform your users about the migration and tell them to review their forum settings.

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## Known issues

Script not finished yet - work in progress:

- datetime values need to be converted to UTC

- not yet tested