The following procedures encompass the update of the environment to the ECD/ECF 2023 deliveries. Not updating the environment as in the procedures described will result in errors when running the process.

Step 1
 - We recommend performing the update with the last portal releases. To perform the procedure, check the update steps in Basic Protheus 12 update and Update of the Protheus 12 dictionary.

Links for download:

• Management Accounting Module Cumulative Package
• TAF Module Cumulative Package
• LIB Package
• DBAccess Package
• AppServer Binary
• SmartClient Binary
• Differential Dictionary and Complete Dictionary

Step 2
- Download the update artefacts available in the cumulative packages of modules Management Accounting and TAF. These packages contain:

• Patch to update the routines involved in the ECD/ECF delivery.
• "Contents.txt" file containing the detail of the sources involved in this package.
• "Config.ZIP" file containing the updated layouts to create the text file. (E.g.: ecdlivro_g.xml). For more detail, check Layout folder for creating the text file
• "Config.ZIP" file containing the management view modules used for ECF delivery (Ex: ECF_RegL300a.cve). For more details, click here
• "Config.ZIP" file containing the base files to update the procedures responsible for updating the balances (E.g.: p12_01.sps).

Step 3 - Copy the SDFBRA.TXT file to the Systemload folder (if the file exists in this folder, delete the existing file and copy the new file).

Step 4 - Copy the files hlpdfeng.txt, hlpdfpor.txt, hlpdfspa.txt to the Systemload folder. If the file exists in this folder, delete the existing file and copy the new file).

Step 5 - Apply the cumulative packages of modules Management Accounting and TAF in your environment.

Step 6 - Delete the log files below:          

Inside the system folder:

• log
• fpt
• hlp
• lck

Inside the Appserver folder:

• tsk

Step 7 - Run the UPDDISTR in your environment: Dictionary and database updater - UPDDISTR.

                If you want to run the UPDDISTR of Management Accounting and TAF modules a single time, use: UPDBATCH dictionary updater

Step 8 - Update the base files responsible for the creation of the ECD text file.  For more detail, check Layout folder for creating the text file

Step 9 - Update the procedures responsible for updating the accounting balances. For more detail, check Update of Procedures.

Step 10 - The previous steps refer to the update of the Protheus Accounting module. To update the TAF module (used only for ECF delivery), follow the steps below: Full TAF update and CTB/TAF Integration Parameters.

The link above contains a guidance for downloading the update package, and procedures for updating the system

Not updating the environment as in the procedures described will result in errors when running the process.

For more details on the update process and corrections of errors/warnings, click here

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In the files below, find available model files for Reference Charts of Accounts and Management View you can import to the Protheus system.
Reference Chart of Accounts Model

Management View Model