Moving Proveris to a new server: does the project export include history?

[DataForge]

Our IT department is replacing the server that runs Proveris OEE. I found the Export button under DEVELOPMENT > PROJECT, which downloads a .proverproject file, and I assume I can import it on the new server.
Before I start, I want to be sure about what is inside that file. We have about two years of production and downtime history that management uses for yearly comparisons, and losing it is not an option. Does the export contain everything, or do I need to do something else for the history? And is there anything I must do in a specific order?

[Technical Support]

Good that you asked before starting. The project export does not contain the history.
What the .proverproject file contains
The Export button under DEVELOPMENT > PROJECT downloads the active project's configuration: the project folder and all configuration in the database, such as channels, frames, tags, alarms, causes, users, email/SMS settings, machines, products, shifts, equipment, work orders and tasks. Logs and production history are not included.
Recommended order
1. Install Proveris and PostgreSQL on the new server.
2. History: take a full backup of the project's PostgreSQL database on the old server with your usual PostgreSQL tools and restore it on the new server. This is what keeps your two years of data. Please contact us before this step, so we can confirm the procedure for your version.
3. Configuration only (alternative): if you start with an empty database, use Import on the new server's PROJECT page with the .proverproject file. The imported project becomes the active project.
4. Check DEVELOPMENT > DATABASE CONNECTION on the new server: server address, port, user and database name.
5. Projects cannot be created or switched while the Proveris server is running, so stop it during these steps and start it afterwards.
6. License: the license is bound to the computer. Send us the new server's Activation ID from HELP > LICENSE in advance.
After the move, open the dashboard for an old date and a recent date to confirm that both history and live data are there.
Documentation: https://greensoft.ai/documentation/p...er-operations/