Time-controlled Replacement of a Profile

It may be necessary for a particular profile to be automatically replaced by another profile or a new version of the same profile at a predetermined time. We want the new profile to assume the name and the ID of the old profile and thus also inherit the backup data of the old profile. Proceed as follows.

• Create the new profile.

• Set the beginning of the validity of the new profile to the predetermined time.

• Set the name of the old profile that is to be replaced in input field Replaces profile of the new profile. Save and activate the new profile. The Lobster_data user you are using has to have administrator rights.

If the following situation occurs, the old profile is replaced by the new one.

• The validity period of the new profile has started.

• Both profiles are active and not suspended.

With the replacement, the new profile gets the name and ID of the old one. It thereby takes the place of the old profile. The replaced, old profile becomes inactive and gets the name DEPRECATED<timestamp>_<old name> and the previous ID of the new profile. The input field Replaces profile in the new profile will now be empty. The following line will be added to the description field and the change history field of the new profile. You will also find this entry in the General Messages of the Control Center.

In the following error cases, there will be no replacement.

• If input field Replaces profile refers to itself (the same profile that contains the input field).

• If the profile to be replaced does not exist (anymore).