The technical version names provide information about a Automic product's current version. It is expressed in three main segments.
General Information about Versions and Releases
Major Release
This is the main version of the Automation Engine which is indicated by the first segment of the entire version number (such as 10.0.0).
Minor Release
A minor release is released within a main version (indicated by the number in the second segment) and includes major modifications and several critical and non-critical corrections. A minor release always includes new feature (see Release Notes) which can also cause major modifications (such as database modifications). Minor releases are supplied at predetermined dates in intervals of three to six months.
Note that the components AutomationEngine, UserInterface and Initial data of a minor release must always be updated together.
Service Pack (Patch)
Patches are only released in order to correct critical and non-critical errors for which there is no workaround.
Exception
An exception to these rules is the numbering of version 11.0 and 11.1 of the Automation Engine. As the 11.0 was a special Offerings Release, the major release of Automation Engine version 11 is 11.1.
Automation Engine Versioning as of Version 10
|
Major Release (main version) |
Minor Release | Service Pack (patch) | Pre-Release (optional) |
Hotfix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
xx. |
yy. |
zz |
-dev |
+build.nnn |
Example of a complete version information:
10.2.0-dev+build.23
- Major Release: 10
- Minor Release: 2
- Service Pack: 0
- Pre-Release: -dev (=Developer Build)
- Hotfix: +build.23
Pre-Releases are identified by a hyphen ("-") plus an abbreviation (such as -dev for a developer build or -beta for a beta version. This additional information is inserted between the Service-Pack number and the hotfix number. Pre-Releases are versions that are not intended for productive operation.
Automation Engine Versioning before Version 10
| Main Version | Hotfix Number |
|---|---|
| 9.00A |
xxx-xxx |
Example of a complete version information:
9.00A123-456
Versions that are not intended for productive operation have individual names (such as beta release).
Version
The number of the current Automation Engine version.
Hotfix Number
This 6-digit number is composed of:
abb-bcc
- a - the last digit of the year
- - the current day of the year
- cc - the hotfix number of the day
Service Pack
The last but one digit of the hotfix number (xxx-xxx) indicates whether a particular component is included in a Service Pack and in which one it is included. Each Service Pack is numbered in a consecutive ascending order:
| Main Version | Hotfix Number | Service Pack |
|---|---|---|
| 8.00A | xxx-x1x | Service Pack 1 |
| 8.00A | xxx-x2x | Service Pack 2 |
| 9.00A | xxx-x2x | Service Pack 1 |
| 9.00A | xxx-x3x | Service Pack 2 |