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S5WebAPI and WindwardConnect are services that make integrations operate. This article is written to maintain both a release and beta version of System Five and S5WebAPI and WindwardConnect installed on a local C drive. Your drive letter may vary depending on installation.
1. windwardconnect_beta 2. S5WebAPIService_Beta
1. bin in C:\System5 renamed the backup to 6.2.7.213_bin 2. data in C:\System5 renamed the backup to 6.2.7.213_data 3. created a zipped copy of the data
1. Browse to C:\System5\bin folder 2. Copy S5WebAPISvc.ini to S5WebAPISvc_backup.ini
1. Browse to bin folder 2. run as admin S5WebAPISvc_Uninstall
1. run s5install.exe to C:\Users\windwardadmin\Desktop\BETA 6.2.7.311 2. this created a new bin in C:\Users\windwardadmin\Desktop\BETA 6.2.7.311 3. copied the content of this bin to C:\System5\bin 4. replaced all files
1. copied the S5 S5WebAPI from the backup 2. extracted WEBAPIService 6.2.2.311 3. copied the S5WebAPISvc.exe, S5WebAPISvc_Install, and S5WebAPISvc_Uninistall.bat to bin 4. Run as admin S5WebAPISvc_Install 5. Went to Service and start S5WebAPISvc_Beta 6. WindwardConnect_Beta is already running as well