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Official build number: 2.9.xxxx.xxxxx
Release Date
August ##, 2018
License compatibility
If you are upgrading from a previous ViaWorks 2.x release, your ViaWorks 2.x license will continue to work. If you are installing Locator 2.9 for the first time, or if you are upgrading from ViaWorks 1.5.x, you will be required to obtain a new license key from ayfie. Contact your ayfie sales representative to obtain your license key.
New Installations
Download the Locator Installation package, and run Locator_2.9.xxxx.exe. Use a valid License Code and follow instructions on the screen.
For hardware and software requirements, and for help on how to install Locator, please see the Locator Installation Guide.
Upgrading from a Prior Installation
You can upgrade to this release from a previous ViaWorks 2.x release.
You CANNOT upgrade to this release from ViaWorks 1.5.x or earlier.
New Features & Improvements
Locator 2.9.xxxx is a new product release containing the following new features, bug fixes, and improvements
Note: Supervisor / Insight versions 2.1 and older do not support Locator 2.9. Customers should not upgrade to Locator 2.9 until Supervisor 2.2 is available.
Notes if upgrading from ViaWorks 2.7 or older:
- The PostgreSQL database format will be upgraded. It is strongly recommended to create a backup of the database prior to running the 2.9 upgrade. Once the database has been upgraded, it is not possible to revert back to a previous version
- The index will be rebuilt after the upgrade has finished. The index rebuild can potentially take a while, and users may not be able to search or have incomplete search results until the rebuild completes. Documents will not be re-fetched during this process
- All customers will be moved from the "ViaWorksV2" Solr core to the “ViaWorksCloud” Solr collection during the upgrade process. The “ViaWorksV2” core from versions 2.7 SR5 and older is no longer supported
- During the upgrade, the solrconfig_overrides.xml and schema_overrides.xml files will be reset. Before upgrading, make note of the customization added to these files so they can be re-applied after the upgrade is complete. Note: the Solr schema has changed and overrides will need to be updated to support the changes.
New Features
Component | Description |
|---|---|
| General | ViaWorks is now ayfie Locator! New branding and logos throughout the product |
| Search Service | Add a new search suggestion feature |
Improvements
Component | Description |
|---|---|
| Solr | Adjusted the default Solr commit policy to perform soft commits more frequently |
Bug Fixes
Component | Description |
|---|---|
| Document Handler | Fixed an issue with using the Document Handler and HTTPS/SSL |
| Security | Fixed a security issue when errors are logged |
| Installer | Fixed an install error when configuring a secondary server |
| Installer | Fixed an install error caused by the April 2018 Windows Feature Update |
| Connector Feed | Fixed an issue where the DBC Connectors were incorrectly showing as "Not Installed" and with the incorrect version number |