Upgrading to 6.1b from 6.1a

general discussion
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I am wondering if there are any apparent pros/cons to upgrading to the next SP. My company is currently looking over the possibility and I was wondering if I could get some feedback or insight (good and/or bad)

Thanks!

jresendez :mexico: (BOB member since 2004-05-03)

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Bug fixes! But you should upgrade to 6.5.1, which is the latest available version if you do upgrade. That said, if you aren’t suffering as a result of any bugs in 6.1.a and you don’t need any of the new functionality in 6.5.1 then why fix what ain’t broken? 8)

Nick Daniels :uk: (BOB member since 2002-08-15)

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Thanks Nick…
Well thats exactly why I’m asking about the upgrade… Let’s just say that myself and my development team have been experiencing these “quirks” on and off throughout BO, that has prompted us to consider upgrading to the next version or SP.

jresendez :mexico: (BOB member since 2004-05-03)

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6.1a was a bad release. Lots of issues. 6.1b resolved many of them, 6.1.3 resolved even more.

However, 6.5.1 is really where you should be. It resolves most of the 6.1 issues and has some additional functionality. It’s not perfect, but it’s better.

Steve Krandel :us: (BOB member since 2002-06-25)

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You should be warned that upgrading to 6.5 will involve upgrading the repository :confused:

If you don’t want to do that 6.1.3 will do

keithunder (BOB member since 2003-06-05)

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True, it’s not a monster change though. Did you experience problems with that aspect of the 6.5.1 upgrade?

Nick Daniels :uk: (BOB member since 2002-08-15)

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No not personaly. We support a number of clients all on different versions. It depends on what you are using. If for example you have finally got publisher to work on 6.1a after 2 days of unsuccesfull installation attempts it’s not worth risking the upgrade on full client for relatively minor advantages.

keithunder (BOB member since 2003-06-05)

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Hi,

I was in 6.1.b with lot’s of bugs. Some are corrected in 6.1.3. You should go to this release. Going to 6.5 means you have to form again.

regards

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What does this mean?

The 6.5 upgrade from other V6 releases is trivial.

Steve Krandel :us: (BOB member since 2002-06-25)

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Go from 6.1 to 6.1.3 is trivial. But 6.5 is a major release with new possibilities such as multi queries, web supervisor …

regards

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The point is that the upgrade is straightforward when going to 6.5.1 from other 6.x releases.

Nick Daniels :uk: (BOB member since 2002-08-15)

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I added a new thread specific to the 6.1b-to-6.5.1 upgrade - would love to get your thoughts.

Happy New Year,
Chris

cjweis (BOB member since 2003-10-02)