Upgrading MCAL

Before you upgrade

Before upgrading, we highly recommend that you backup your Mirth Connect Administrator Launcher Connection settings.

1. Backup Connection settings: Before proceeding, it's important that you backup your existing Connection settings. This can be done in the following ways:
   • MacOS: Under Applications, right click on Mirth Connect Administrator Launcher, click Show Package Contents, navigate to Contents/java/app/data, create a backup of the connections.json file.
   • Unix/Linux: Navigate to the root directory of the mirth-administrator-launcher, under /data, create a backup of the connections.json file.
   • Windows: Navigate to the root directory of the Mirth Connect Administrator Launcher, under /data, create a backup of the connections.json file.

Upgrading

1. Make sure that you have exited and stopped the Mirth Connect Administrator Launcher before proceeding.
2. Run and complete the new Mirth Connect Administrator Launcher installer, choosing the update option using the same installation directory.

After the upgrade

1. Launch the new Mirth Connect Administrator Launcher and verify your Connection settings.

Version-specific upgrade instructions

If you are upgrading to one of the versions listed below, please click to see version-specific upgrade instructions. If you are upgrading through multiple versions, be sure to review all version upgrade instructions that you are upgrading through:

• 1.4.2
• 1.4.1
• 1.4.0