1. Log on as the verde user on your Verde server.
2. Enter the following command to create a directory in which to store the zip file:
   >> mkdir /exlibris/zip_from_exlibris/verde2alma_migration
   You may need to create the zip_from_exlibris subdirectory first, i.e.:
   >> mkdir /exlibris/zip_from_exlibris
3. Download the package from Ex Libris MFT server as described in the email sent from Ex Libris.
4. Enter the following command to change the directory as the verde user to the home directory:
   >> cd
5. Move the package Verde2Alma.zip from /exlibris/zip_from_exlibris/verde2alma_migration to the sx directory of the verde user.
6. Enter the following command to unpack the zip file:
   >> unzip Verde2Alma.zip

1. Log on as the verde user on your Verde server.
2. Enter the following command to move to the VerdeMigrationCustomerMenu directory:
   >> cd VerdeMigrationCustomerMenu
3. Enter the following command to start the menu:
   >> ./VERDE_MIGRATION_MENU

1. Select 2. Generate Verde Migration Form to generate an instance data-specific Excel workbook that you need to fill out and complete. The information in it is used to control the conversion process.
   The Excel consists of the following tabs:
   • Questionnaire
   • Interface to Vendor Mapping – required in order to map the interfaces to vendors, as required by Alma. You only need to fill in the appropriate vendor code.
   • Mapping of Verde Vendor Codes to ILS System Vendor Codes (optional) – only needed if the vendor codes used in Alma, which came from your ILS system, are different from the ones used in Verde for the same vendor.
   • The Verde Migration Form generated by the package is placed in the transfer directory. This directory is located as a subdirectory under the VerdeMigratioCustomerMenu directory.
   • If there is a filled-in Verde Migration Form in the transfer directory from a previous data conversion (for example, the test load), the newly generated Verde Migration Form is automatically enriched with your answers from the existing form, if applicable.
2. Fill-in this form according to the Verde to Alma Migration Guide.
3. Send the filled-in form to Ex Libris at least one week prior to your Verde migration for review.
   Ex Libris either approves the form or informs you if any modifications in the form are necessary. If changes are needed, correct the form according to Ex Libris’ instructions before proceeding to the next step (extracting the data).
4. After the form is complete, place it back into the transfer directory before running the data conversion.

• Mandatory questions have been properly answered
• Vendor codes used in the mapping tables of the Verde Migration Form> are valid in your Verde system
• Vendor codes are used in an unambiguous way in the mapping tables

1. Select 3. Extract Verde data to start the extraction phase. (Be sure that you have first specified the correct instance code.) The following menu is displayed:
   Verde Migration Menu

       Verde base directory : /exlibris/verde/v2_1/verde

       Instance code        : TST

   1. Extract Verde Data

   2. Convert extracted data to Alma supported format

   0. Back to main menu

   Please select [0]:
2. Select 1. Extract Verde data to retrieve the data from the Verde database.
3. Select 2. Convert extracted data to Alma supported format to convert the data into a compatible format for loading into Alma.

You can view the messages of the process while it is running in the extraction.log and conversion.log log files.

1. Select 5. Transfer extracted data from the Verde Migration Menu.
2. Select the MFT server to which the data will be transferred, according to your region:
   Select the MFT server by the optional regions:

   1. APAC

   2. EUR

   3. USA

   4. CANADA

   5. CHINA

   Please select your region.
3. If your region is APAC/EU/NA, you are asked to select one of the DCs in your region, according to Professional Services.
4. You are asked to enter your user name. Copy and paste the key from the link sent to you by Ex Libris. Below is an example of the key you are asked to insert.

   Enter your password:

   -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----

   MIIEoAIBAAKCAQEAz+h+RByvWo5aLNxpXS0hNh2DKlipYA81Ur+pVzoILXiA3EWW

   h6zfCOxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxbP0UPtbKojfhIgCbAJrtwa7jszxu

   XW9vn95ulDUNNuoyKGyyVeve7InsFx0NTzlLaJeJq3vfPCVXvO8InRY7giX/zCE0

   yxsOal+Wsf5vn+9L8XGEdcaG37vPWGEBfaNYywIBIwKCAQBNORj0ujKAuIfkxuVO

   fnoMySIXCv0VDPaMcxMDJC7sUVRvEoheR4YKnIVxq+edr12hLcdp7g5VjihxmxVP

   -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----

   The following message is displayed:
   Verifying the connection to the mft server requested can be established. Please wait.
   If the connection cannot be established, the following message is displayed:
   Cannot establish connection to the mft server requested. Do you want to try again resetting your password? (Y/N) [N]