What do I have to consider when changing platforms?

What do I have to consider when changing platforms?

This article has been machine translated. If you find any errors, we would be grateful if you could report them to translation@timesensor.com.

What is it about?

By a platform change we mean a server-side change from macOS to Windows or from Windows to macOS.

Background

Since version 7.0, timeSensor LEGAL has given you the freedom to choose freely between macOS and Windows on both the server and client side. Since Apple has not developed any real server hardware for quite some time, many law firms that have been using a Mac server are considering switching to a Windows server.
This article informs about the different aspects of a server-side change from macOS to Windows.

Technical aspects

Windows is a complex operating system that comes in a wide variety of versions and variants. We have decided to support only Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019 on the server side, and these Windows versions are therefore a mandatory requirement for operating the database under Windows.

Setup of Windows Servers

The setup of a Windows server must be well planned and prepared. We have prepared two technical documents in the download area, which describe the recommended configuration and the setup. The new server is provided by your IT partner. After the provision, we check the server and take care of the migration of the data from the old to the new server.

Costs

The platform change requires a new licensing of timeSensor LEGAL and the 4D database. You will receive new activation codes for the new server. We charge 20% of the licence price for the platform change (tSL licences and 4D licences). The time required for the migration is variable; usually one working day is sufficient.

Further points to note

If you have worked under macOS up to now and would like to work under Windows on the client side in the future, you must redeposit your stationery. While macOS supports PDF as the format for stationery, this is not the case with Windows. It is therefore necessary to have your graphic designer save the stationery in SVG format and then save the stationery in SVG format.


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