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Essential Product Releases and Updates

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Essential Cloud, Docker and Open Source Releases/Updates

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Release Type: Essential Cloud (Monthly)

Frequency: Monthly

Description: New or updated Views, Editors or APIs. Bug fixes.

Change Management: Release Notes on the Monthly Release Notes webpage.

User Action Required: Review release notes only. These updates are applied automatically to Views, Editors and APIs. On occasion, these releases may have a supporting DUP or EUP file. DUP and EUP import instructions can be found at How to apply a DUP and ο»ΏApply EUP (Essential Update Pack)

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Release Type: Essential Cloud (Platform)

Frequency: Quarterly (approximately)

Description: - Metamodel changes, security patches, new or updated Views, Editors or APIs. Bug fixes. New services.

Change Management: - Email with schedule sent to registered contacts as defined in the initial commercial contract. Release notes are published on the Essential Release Notes webpage.

User Action Required: - Yes. Review the release notes for impacts and customers must apply the System Updates via the System Administration screen of Essential to receive the Meta-Model updates. Follow the instructions ο»ΏSystem Update (Application and History) on how to apply system updates

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Release Type: Essential Docker

Frequency: Quarterly (approximately)

Description: - Metamodel changes, security patches, new or updated Views, Editors or APIs. Bug fixes. New services.

Change Management: - Email with schedule sent to registered contacts as defined in the initial commercial contract. Release notes are published on the Essential Release Notes webpage.

User Action Required: - Yes. Review the release notes for impacts and customers must download and apply EUPs via the System Administration screen of Essential to receive the Meta-Model updates. Release EUPs can be downloaded from the Essential Update Pack webpage.

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Release Type: Essential Open Source

Frequency: Quarterly (approximately)

Description: - Metamodel changes, security patches, new or updated Views, Editors or APIs. Bug fixes. New services.

Change Management: - Release notes published on the Essential Release Notes webpage.

User Action Required: - Yes. Review the release notes for impacts and customers must download and apply EUPs via Protege to receive the Meta-Model updates. Release EUPs can be downloaded from the Essential Update Pack webpage. Updates to Viewer and the Import Utility can be downloaded from the Essential Open Source webpage.

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Updated 09 Feb 2023
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