Client upgrade rules are based on users and device types. Once a user has completed an upgrade, the server no longer attempts to upgrade that user on the same device type. If a user switches to a different device type, the new device is upgraded. If the user switches to a different device of the same type, that new device is not upgraded.
All upgraded clients are of the same localized version (language) as the previous client.
Within the M-Business Server directory structure, at <M-Business_Home>/tomcat/webapps/admin/install, there exists one or more directories with the naming convention <majorversion>_<minorversion>_<buildnumber> (for example, 6_7_55), where:
<majorversion> is the M-Business Anywhere major version number installed—the "6" in 6.7.
<minorversion> is the M-Business Anywhere major version number installed—the "7" in 6.7.
<buildnumber> is the actual M-Business Anywhere build number installed.
Information from these directories is used to populate the To New Client Version list in the Create a Client Upgrade Rule page. You cannot specify an M-Business Client version to upgrade to, unless the version is represented in this client download directory structure.
Here is a possible scenario of how you could use the M-Business Client upgrade feature. Assume the following:
You start with a version 6.7 M-Business Server.
Your M-Business Server bundles M-Business Client version 6.7.55.
Your users of this system have been synchronizing a variety of device types, through cradles, using M-Business Client version 6.7.55.
Now you are upgrading the server from 6.7 to 7.0. Suppose that the 7.0 server bundles client 7.0.61. Create an upgrade rule with the following parameters:
Rule Name – "Upgrade All from 6.7 to 7.0" (or whatever you like)
Device Type – All
From Client Version – 6.7.55
To Client Version – 7.0.61
Apply To – All users
As users cradle-synchronize to the server, their clients are upgraded from 6.7.55 to 7.0.61. You can monitor the progress of the upgrade on the List Rules page. See Listing client upgrade rules.
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