Locator 2.11 SR12 (2.11.932)

Build Number

Official build number: 2.11.932

Release Date

September 25th, 2024

License Compatibility

If you are upgrading from a previous ViaWorks/Locator 2.x release, your 2.x license will continue to work.  If you are installing Locator 2.11 SR12 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_2.11.932.exe. 

For hardware and software requirements (including AV configuration information), 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/Locator 2.x release.

You CANNOT upgrade to this release from ViaWorks 1.x or earlier.

If upgrading from a previous major version, it's recommended that you upgrade all installed connectors. If upgrading from 2.7 or below it's required that you upgrade all connectors.

Notes if upgrading from prior installation with Supervisor also installed

Supervisor version 2.1 and older do not support Locator 2.11 SR12. If upgrading to Locator 2.11 SR12 with Supervisor 2.1 and older installed, upgrading to at least Supervisor 2.4 SR3 is also required.

As Supervisor 2.4 SR3 requires the new Authority Service that was introduced with Locator 2.11 SR1, if upgrading from a prior version than Locator 2.11 SR1, you will need to configure the Active Directory authentication system during Locator upgrade.

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 2.11 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.

• Locator 2.11 SR12 will install .NET Framework version 4.7.2.

New Features & Improvements

Locator 2.11 SR12 is a new service release containing the following new features and improvements:

Bug Fixes

Locator 2.11 SR12 does not contain any bug fixes.