Overview

The process for using the SiteNow V2 to V3 Converter Tool is as follows:

  1. We turn on the feature package which enables this functionality.
  2. Your team uses the tool to convert existing page content. When conversion happens, a new unpublished draft of the page is created to avoid your live content being updated before you are ready. 
  3. We recommend reviewing all converted content before publishing it. Once published, it becomes the live content.
  4. When all content has been converted, reviewed, and published on your end, you let us know you are done and we run a script to finalize the process and turn off the feature package.

Using the Converter Tool

Converting Pages

  • Visit the SiteNow Converter link in the administrative menu.
  • Click the checkbox next to one or more pages you would like to convert.
  • Click the Magic Button to kick off the conversion process.
  • Click the "Converted" tab to see the pages that have been converted.
  • Click the link for a page to view the converted version.
  • If you need to make changes, you can visit the "Layout" tab to make adjustments to the converted page.
  • Whenever you are happy with the result, publish the page to make the new V3 version live.

Reverting Pages

If, for any reason, you want to go back to the version of the page prior to its being converted to the V3 format, you can revert the page. Any revisions since that point will be undone.

  • Visit the SiteNow Converter link and click the "Converted" tab.
  • Find the page, check the box and click the "Submit" button to trigger the reverting process.

Understanding the issues from the "V3 Status" tab

A lot of your page content will seamlessly transition from its old version into its new version without any issues. However, there are differences between V2 and V3 pages, sections, and components that make a complete transition without issue impossible. Below is a list of issues and what to expect if you encounter them.

The page displays a menu and the content may look different after conversion

In V2, a menu block will display if there are children of the current page in the menu and you have not selected the "Remove sidebar regions" option under "Page Options." If a menu displayed, all the rest of the page content would display in a content panel that was 75% of the total width of the page. In a converted V3 page, this may cause the layout of the page to be different because the layout options for each section have changed.