Indexing of On Client Infrastructure Product versions¶
Principle¶
On Client Infrastructure versions of Systancia products are numbered as follows:
M.m SP P
Where:
- M represents the major version number
- m represents the minor version number
- SP represents the service pack (optional)
- P represents the patch number (optional)
Explanations¶
| Index | Meaning of the index number | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| M | Major version number This number refers to a base, a common foundation on which successive minor versions are built. Main index that groups together minor versions associated with this major version number. The major version number changes when a significant functional or technical change, or sometimes even a disruptive innovation, is present in the new associated version. |
In certain specific cases, upgrading to a version with a new major index may be similar to a migration. |
| m | Minor version Continuous functional or technical evolution on the same basis as versions that carry the same major index. |
Each minor version has a major index and a minor index, separated by a “.”. |
| SP (Optional) | Service Pack Corrective maintenance and minimal, cumulative, evolutionary maintenance on a minor version. |
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| P | Patch Punctual delivery of a fix to correct a defect with a significant impact on customers. |
All releases (M, m, SP) of an On Client Infrastructure product are communicated to customers and made available for download in the “Marketplace” section of My Systancia (account required).
Patch packs¶
Systancia may also create “patch packs” containing a set of important patches for the latest minor version available for general availability (GA). These patch packs are then made available to Customers for download from the “Marketplace” section of My Systancia. Systancia strongly recommends that Customers install these patch packs when they are available for the latest minor version in general availability (GA), in order to avoid having to install several individual patches. These patch packs are cumulative on the latest minor version in general availability (GA): there is therefore only one per Product.