Use the SmartPlant Foundation Loader to load Smart Construction upgrade load files. Run the upgrade files per SmartPlant Foundation configuration.
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Log on to SmartPlant Foundation Desktop Client as an administrator.
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Click File > Loader.
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On the Loader dialog box, browse to the Upgrades folder located under the LoadFiles folder in the Smart Construction installation location. For example, navigate to [Drive]:\Program Files (x86)\SmartConstruction\2019\LoadFiles\Upgrades.
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If you are upgrading from the most recent version of Smart Construction, browse to the folder named for the version of Smart Construction you are upgrading to. For example, if you are upgrading to version 2019, navigate to the 2019/Loader folder.
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If you are upgrading from a version of Smart Construction that is older than the most recent previous version, you begin by loading the files for the next version after your current version, and then continue for each subsequent version in sequence. For example, if you are upgrading from version 2015R2, you would begin by loading the files in the 2017\Loader folder and then continue loading the files in each succeeding version and end with the files in the 2019\Loader folder.
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Select all of the files in the Loader folder.
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Verify the files are in numerical order. The files must be loaded in the order indicated by the number preceding the file name. Click Move Selected Item Up
or Move Selected Item Down 
in the Selected load files window to put the files in a numerical order.
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Click Process to view results of the load in the Processed load files list.
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Click Load Results to view load process details.
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If you are upgrading from a version of Smart Construction that is older than the most recent previous version, repeat this process as needed until you have finished loading the files for the new version.
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Click Close.