If it is not already there, copy your Local Population file to the default

SSAPR

subdirectory (e.g.

%SSATOP%\pr\default

) where the latest Standard Population resides.

Open a Command Prompt window.

Change to the

%SSATOP%\bin

directory and set up the SSA-NAME3 environment variables by running

env\nm3s.bat

Change to the default SSAPR directory (e.g.

%SSATOP%\pr\default

). This is not mandatory as the location will be found using the combination of the SSAPR environment variable and the -s parameter

Run the

ssaprupg

utility in test mode. For example:

%SSABIN%\ssaprupg -sdefault -pusa -1log.txt -2errs.txt

will perform a test upgrade of the

usa.ylp

population using the

usa.ysp

population in the same directory.

If there are any rule conflicts, the errors will be written to the file specified by the -2 parameter. For example:

e0: dup NN+NN: ANI

reports that there is a duplicate NN (nickname) rule for the word

ANI

.

Fix any rule conflicts.

Once the utility runs without producing any errors, the upgraded Local Population can be committed by running, for example:

%SSABIN%\ssaprupg -sdefault -pusa -c -1log.txt

This action when completed successfully will make a copy of the existing Local Population as

usa.ylp-old

and overwrite the Local Population with the upgraded version.