Build number
Official build number: 2.11.xxx
Release Date
September xx, 2019
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 2.11 SR1 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.xxx.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 2.11.xxx is a new service release containing the following new features, bug fixes, and improvements
Supervisor Compatibility
Supervisor versions 2.1 and older do not support Locator 2.11 SR1. Customers should not upgrade to Locator 2.11 SR1 until they've upgraded to Supervisor 2.2.
As Supervisor version 2.3 requires the new Authority Service (that comes with Locator 2.11 SR1) users upgrading to Supervisor 2.3 should first upgrade to Locator 2.11 SR1.
Locator upgrades and schema overrides
Locator now supports additional override files on upgrades. It will still patch the file "schema_overrides.xml" and apply overrides from xml files in this folder: "~\ProgramData\ayfie\Locator\Solr\configsets\ViaWorksCloud\conf\schema_overrides".
Lingo 2.2 will add the file "schema_overrides_for_lingo.xml" to the new overrides folder. If any Lingo fields have been added manually to "schema_overrides.xml", please remove them if they are duplicated in "schema_overrides_for_lingo.xml".
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 requires .NET framework v. 4.7.2 to be installed.
Improvements
Component | Description |
|---|---|
| Authentication | Increased the max scope request length in the Authority Service |
| Authentication | Optimize provisioning of users in the Authority Service |
| Authentication | Opened Authority Service ports in Windows Firewall |
| Converter | Updated to the latest version of the Hyland Document Filter library |
| Installer | Fixed an issue with lost Supervisor Lingo index fields when upgrading Locator |