Checking for Incompatibilities between Version 21.0.5 and 21.0.6

As a system administrator, you need to check incompatibilities between consecutive versions before upgrading your system. Check the compatibility matrix to find the relevant information on supported versions, setup, or prerequisites. For more information, see Compatibility Information.

The tables below list new features that might lead to compatibility issues or should be taken care of when upgrading; they do not list all new features of this AE version. New features are described in full in the Release Highlights and Release Notes.

More information:

To provide a better overview, the tables are categorized by the severity of the issue. There are three different categories:

  • Critical: Issues that must be addressed, otherwise the system will not work
  • Behavior change: Functionality changes in existing features that might have an impact on your system
  • Advisory: Different issues you should be aware of but might not have an impact on your system

The columns display the following information:

  • Topic: Name of the general topic or new feature
  • Changed behavior: What has been changed
  • Possible incompatibilities: Impact the change may have
  • Actions/Countermeasures: What can be done to identify and/or remove possible incompatibilities

This page includes the following:

Compatibility Issues

Automic Automation

Advisory

Topic

Changed Behavior

Possible Incompatibilities

Actions/Countermeasures

General DB change

Note: Information and the checking instructions apply to all versions, between your existing installation and the latest you want to upgrade to, respectively.

 The DB scheme/structure has been changed. Custom SQL queries on AE DB do not work anymore.
  • Check and adapt relevant SQL/SQLI/SQLJOBS objects accordingly
  • Check and adapt relevant DB queries used in external tools/programs
Secure email sending

You can configure a secure mode (TLS/SSL) to send emails using the AE. The corresponding certificates must also be included.

The AE SEND_MAIL script function has been enhanced with a variable that allows you to define the mail server connection parameters.

There are different ports on firewalls that must be opened to allow TLS/SSL communication between the AE and the email server.

Make sure the connection to the email server is configured properly (name, port, protocol, certificates, and so on) in the AE.