Checking for Incompatibilities between Version 24.3.0 and 24.4.0

As a system administrator, you need to check incompatibilities between consecutive versions before upgrading your system.

Important!

Each page lists the possible incompatibilities between two consecutive versions. If you are skipping one or more versions when upgrading, make sure you go through all the relevant pages. For example, if you upgrade from 24.0 to 24.3, you must read the pages for the 24.0 to 24.1, 24.1 to 24.2 and 24.2 to 24.3 pages.

The tables below lists 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:

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 schema/structure has been changed.

Custom SQL queries on the AE database might not work after a change in the database schema/structure.
  • Check and adapt relevant SQL/SQLI/SQLJOBS objects accordingly
  • Check and adapt relevant DB queries used in external tools/programs
AWI compatible with Tomcat 10

Support for Tomcat 10.

 AWI is no longer compatible with Tomcat versions prior to 9. Upgrade your Tomcat installation to version 10.

PostgreSQL 16 can be used for the Automation Engine, Release Manager and Analytics

 Support for PostgreSQL 16 None None
ZDU to 24.4.0 from any previous version not possible. Due to substantial technical changes, ZDU is not supported for upgrading from any previous versions to 24.4.0. None Upgrade your system manually.
AWI Websockets Websockets are mandatory Without websockets, some pages might not load properly Make sure Websockets must be activated throughout the network.

Automic Automation Kubernetes Edition

Advisory

Topic

Changed Behavior

Possible Incompatibilities

Actions/Countermeasures
ZDU to 24.4.0 from any previous version not possible. Due to substantial technical changes, ZDU is not supported for upgrading from any previous versions to 24.4.0. None Upgrade your system manually.