Migrating and Updating

Upgrading is the process of updating RICOH ProcessDirector to a more recent release or service level. Migrating is the process of moving to RICOH ProcessDirector from a different Ricoh Production Print product.

This section provides information about:

  • Installing a product update for RICOH ProcessDirector.
  • Migrating objects from RICOH ProcessDirector on one computer to an installation on a different system.
  • Moving from one product to another, for example, from InfoPrint Transform Manager to RICOH ProcessDirector Transform features.

In this section:

  1. Installing a RICOH ProcessDirector product update
  2. Using the Migration Assistant
    The Migration Assistant is a utility that helps you move objects from one RICOH ProcessDirector system to another.
  3. Moving to RICOH ProcessDirector from InfoPrint Manager
    If you are familiar with the InfoPrint Manager print environment, moving to RICOH ProcessDirector might take some adjustment. The objects and tasks you can do in each system have different names, but many of the functions are similar. The information in this topic maps some of the InfoPrint Manager objects and tasks to similar concepts in RICOH ProcessDirector.
  4. Moving to the RICOH ProcessDirector Transform features from RICOH InfoPrint Transform Manager
    If you have been using InfoPrint Transform Manager with RICOH ProcessDirector to transform print jobs, you must do these tasks to change to the RICOH ProcessDirector Transform features.

Related information:

Running the Migration Assistant
Parent topic: Using RICOH ProcessDirector