Exe upgrade to which version?

generic

Hello
We have run into an issue with 4.0 executables and will require exe upgrade. I've looked at waldo platform history and every version has hotfixes and bugs fixed.

http://dynamicsuser.net/blogs/waldo/arc ... ted-5.aspx

So I don't know to which version to upgrade. We will have to thoroughly test the new exe since it's used in multiple countries and in many integration with NAS. I don't want to choose one version and then run into issues during testing and use a newer version or hope that we don't run into the same bugs fixed in newer versions. So which version should we go with?

Also it needs to be part of the installation so that we can install it on the clients instead of selecting version 5.0 and then apply some hotfixes (exe/dll) on top of it. Should we just wait for 2009 R2?

Luc_VanDyck

NAV 2009 R2 should be available for download on Partnersource from 20 Dec 2010. So if you can wait a few days ...

Belias

Luc Van Dyck wrote:

NAV 2009 R2 should be available for download on Partnersource from 20 Dec 2010. So if you can wait a few days ...

isn't it on 15 december?or have they shifted some days?
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/nav/archive/2010/11/22/microsoft-dynamics-nav-2009-r2-announcing-the-date-for-worldwide-general-availability-december-15-2010.aspx

ssingla

Luc Van Dyck wrote:

NAV 2009 R2 should be available for download on Partnersource from 20 Dec 2010. So if you can wait a few days ...

Is there a document that says so...
Release date 15th Dec 2010.
Download date: 20th Dec 2010 :-k

David_Singleton

generic wrote:

Hello
We have run into an issue with 4.0 executables and will require exe upgrade. I've looked at waldo platform history and every version has hotfixes and bugs fixed.

http://dynamicsuser.net/blogs/waldo/arc ... ted-5.aspx

So I don't know to which version to upgrade. We will have to thoroughly test the new exe since it's used in multiple countries and in many integration with NAS. I don't want to choose one version and then run into issues during testing and use a newer version or hope that we don't run into the same bugs fixed in newer versions. So which version should we go with?

Also it needs to be part of the installation so that we can install it on the clients instead of selecting version 5.0 and then apply some hotfixes (exe/dll) on top of it. Should we just wait for 2009 R2?

The SQL integration from 4.00 to 2009 has changed dramatically. You could wind up with a lot of performance issues that can only be fixed with code changes. In your case you will need to roll these out to every country and test each individual object set. I am sure you realize this, but just keep this at the fore front.

I had a client recently, 5.00 objects on 5.00sp1 exe, their partner upgraded the exe to 5.00sp1Cu2 and the system just slowed to an absolute crawl. It's only a 15 user system.

Luc_VanDyck

Belias wrote:

isn't it on 15 december?or have they shifted some days?

See https://mbs.microsoft.com/partnersource ... 09wlvm.htm

PartnerSource wrote:

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 R2 W1 VM will be available for download in the week of December 20th, 2010.

EDIT: OK, they are talking about VM here. Sorry for the confusion. But I don't like it that the VM is now only available for Hyper-V ](*,)

generic

David
Yes there will be some code changes required one of them "Case" statement are case sensitive and the two forms that are used in std nav analysis by dim and inventory analysis by dim need to changed.

David_Singleton

generic wrote:

David
Yes there will be some code changes required one of them "Case" statement are case sensitive and the two forms that are used in std nav analysis by dim and inventory analysis by dim need to changed.

Well those are pretty trivial things. I was thinking more of performance issues.

Alex_Chow

Luc Van Dyck wrote:

EDIT: OK, they are talking about VM here. Sorry for the confusion. But I don't like it that the VM is now only available for Hyper-V ](*,)

That's like asking Microsoft to develope NAV to run on Oracle.

David_Singleton

Alex Chow wrote:

Luc Van Dyck wrote:

EDIT: OK, they are talking about VM here. Sorry for the confusion. But I don't like it that the VM is now only available for Hyper-V ](*,)

That's like asking Microsoft to develope NAV to run on Oracle.

Not at all.

Virtual PC is a Microsoft product just like Hyper-V. My laptop does not run Server 2008, so I can't run Hyper-V so I can't use the VM.

I agree with Luc that this is not good and I also don't like it.