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The table below also includes any special upgrade instructions that you should be aware of when planning to migrate to a new version. Please check for all special instructions between your current version and the new version. While the upgrade process for PhixFlow itself is quick, please use the table below to determine if you need to plan, with your IT department, upgrades to any other software.

Warning

We are planning not to support the following old database versions in releases after 31st March 2018. Please contact the support desk if you are currently using any of these versions and are not planning to change by then. We'll plan continued support if needed with your input. If you are on one of these versions we recommend that you upgrade to a later version.

  • Oracle  11g
  • SQL Server 2012
  • MariaDB 10.0
  • MariaDB 10.1

We will support SQL Server 2008 will support SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2014 until the end of 2018.

At this point support for this database these databases will be ended.


PhixFlow Major Version


Databases Supported

Tomcat

Java Runtime

Browsers

Special upgrade instructions

Oracle

MS SQL Server

Maria DB

IE1Chrome2

Firefox2

7.6

12c (12.1)

2017

2016

2014

2008

10.1

8.5


8116659

Mandatory: Upgrade to Oracle 12c

Mandatory: Upgrade to MariaDB 10.1

We will support SQL Server 2008 until the end of 2018. At this point support for this database will be ended.

7.5

12c (12.1)

11g

2016

2014

2012

2008

10.1

10.0

8.5


8116358

Advisory: If using Oracle upgrade to version 12c.

7.4

12c (12.1)

11g

2016

2014

2012

10.1

10.0

8.5


8116256

If using Oracle 12c, update the phixflow-datasource.xml file to resolve an issue that can affect configuration imports; see Oracle 12c - edit phixflow-datasource.xml for details.

Excel File Collectors must quote worksheet names if they contain spaces and/or single quotes. This is not handled automatically by the upgrade process. See special notes for Excel file collectors at 7.4.0 for details.

7.3

12c (12.1)

11g

2016

2014

2012

10.1

10.0

8.5


8116055Mandatory: Upgrade to Tomcat 8.5
7.2

12c (12.1)

11g

2016

2014

2012

10.1

10.0

8.5

8

7

8115550

If using SQL Server, you need to update the SQLServer dialect specified in the phixflow-datasource.xml file. See: Release 7.2.0

7.1

12c (12.1)

11g

2016

2014

2012

10.1

10.0

8.5

8

7

8

11

10

55

50

Advisory: Upgrade to Tomcat 8.5

Advisory: If using Oracle upgrade to version 12c.

7.0

12c (12.1)

11g

2016

2014

2012

10.1

10.0

8.5

8

7

8

11

10

53

47

Mandatory:  Install Java 8.

Advisory: Upgrade to Tomcat 8.5

Advisory: If using Oracle upgrade to version 12c.

6.0

12c (12.1)

11g

2008 R2

10.1

10.0

8

7

7

8.053

47


5.9

12c (12.1)

11g

2008 R2

-

8

7

7

8.0-

-

Please see additional special upgrade instructions for this release at Upgrade 5.9.0

5.8

11g

2008 R2

-

7

7

8.0-

-


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