Compatibilities

This appendix contains operating environment information for this release, which is also available from the Compatibilities link on support.ca.com.

Some of the products listed in this appendix are not delivered with CA Clarity PPM, and you must purchase the product. For information about the software that is included with CA Clarity PPM, see Products Included with CA Clarity PPM. Refer to your licensing agreement for more information.

This section contains the following topics:

Clients

Change History

Clients

The following table shows supported software for client computers accessing CA Clarity PPM.

	Microsoft Windows	Apple Mac OS	Desktop Linux
Operating System	Microsoft Windows XP Professional: SP3 or higher Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 32-bit and 64-bit, all editions Microsoft Windows 8 32-bit and 64-bit	Mac OS X: Release 10.8.2 or higher patch level	Any vendor or version with support for browsers listed under the Web Browser section.
Web Browser	Microsoft Internet Explorer 10.0 and higher patch level (Microsoft Windows 8 only) Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0 and higher patch level Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 and higher patch level Firefox 19.0.2 and higher release level²⁾ Firefox ESR 17.0.4 and higher release level²⁾ Google Chrome 25.0.1364.172m and higher release level²⁾	Safari 6.0.2 and higher patch level Firefox 19.0.2 and higher release level²⁾	Firefox 19.0.2 and higher release level²⁾
Client Applications¹⁾	Microsoft Excel 2007-2013 32-bit, all editions or Microsoft Excel 2003 with 2007 compatibility pack Microsoft Excel 2010-2013 64-bit, all editions Microsoft PowerPoint 2007-2010 32-bit, all editions Microsoft PowerPoint 2010-2013 64-bit, all editions Microsoft Project 2007-2013 32-bit, all editions^{3), 3a)} Microsoft Project 2010-2013 64-bit, all editions^3b) Java 7 Runtime Environment: 1.7 or higher patch level⁴⁾ Adobe Flash Player 10 or higher⁵⁾ Acrobat Reader 7.0 or higher⁶⁾ CA Open Workbench 2.1 Crystal Reports 2008 Designer Client SP5⁷⁾	Microsoft Excel 2011 No Microsoft Project support Adobe Flash Player 10 or higher⁵⁾ Mac OS Preview PDF viewer⁶⁾ No Open Workbench support No Crystal Reports Designer support	No Excel Export support No Microsoft Project support Adobe Flash Player 10 or higher⁵⁾ Acrobat Reader 7.0 or higher⁶⁾ No Open Workbench support No Crystal Reports Designer support
Third-party SOAP Integration Toolkits	Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (.NET Framework 2.0) Apache AXIS 1.4	Apache AXIS 1.4	Apache AXIS 1.4

Notes:

¹⁾Using multiple versions of third-party software concurrently is not supported as it can cause out-of-sync and compatibility issues. CA Technologies supports only versions of third-party software that the vendor supports.
²⁾New Firefox and Chrome releases may be supported with minimal testing after being released. Browsers such as Firefox and Chrome update frequently. Releases will be updated as needed.
³⁾Microsoft Project 2007 support will be dropped in CA Clarity PPM release 13.3.
^3a) Install JRE x86 for x86.
^3b) Install JRE x64 for x64.
⁴⁾Required for Open Workbench, CA Clarity PPM Microsoft Project interface, and XOG Client.
⁵⁾For viewing Xcelsius dashboards.
⁶⁾ For viewing the product documentation and offline reports.
⁷⁾ Required only for custom report development.

Change History

Changes in CA Clarity PPM Release 13.2.00

Component	Description
Mobile Operating Systems¹⁾	Added support for Apple iOS 6.0 and higher. Added support for Google Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and higher.
Client Browser	Note: CA Technologies only supports browser versions that are supported by their associated third-party vendors. Added support for Firefox 19.0.2. Added support for Firefox ESR 17.0.4. Dropped support for Firefox ESR 10.0.5. Added support for Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 (Windows 8 only). Added support for Chrome 25.0.1364.172m. Added support for Apple Safari 6.0.2 (on Mac OS X 10.8.2 or higher).
Client Applications	Added support for Microsoft Project 2010-2013 32-bit and 64-bit, all editions. Added support for Microsoft Excel 2010-2013 64-bit,all editions. Added support for Microsoft PowerPoint 2010-2013 64-bit, all editions. Added support for CA Open Workbench 2.1. Dropped support for CA Open Workbench 2.0.

Component

Description

Mobile Operating Systems¹⁾

Added support for Apple iOS 6.0 and higher.
Added support for Google Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and higher.

Client Browser

Note: CA Technologies only supports browser versions that are supported by their associated third-party vendors.

Added support for Firefox 19.0.2.
Added support for Firefox ESR 17.0.4.
Dropped support for Firefox ESR 10.0.5.
Added support for Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 (Windows 8 only).
Added support for Chrome 25.0.1364.172m.
Added support for Apple Safari 6.0.2 (on Mac OS X 10.8.2 or higher).

Client Applications

Added support for Microsoft Project 2010-2013 32-bit and 64-bit, all editions.
Added support for Microsoft Excel 2010-2013 64-bit,all editions.
Added support for Microsoft PowerPoint 2010-2013 64-bit, all editions.
Added support for CA Open Workbench 2.1.
Dropped support for CA Open Workbench 2.0.

Notes:

¹⁾This support is for the Clarity Mobile Time Management application only.

Changes in CA Clarity PPM Release 13.1.00

Component	Description
Client Browser	Note: CA Technologies only supports browser versions that are supported by their associated third-party vendors. Added support for Firefox ESR 10.0.5 and higher release level. Added support for Firefox 13.0 and higher release level. Dropped support for Firefox 3.5. Dropped support for Firefox 8.0. Added support for Chrome 18.0.1.25.152m and higher release level.
Client Applications	Added support for Xcelsius Designer 2008 Service Pack 5. Dropped support for Xcelsius Designer 2008 Service Pack 3. Added support for Crystal Reports Designer 2008 Service Pack 5. Dropped support for Crystal Reports Designer 2008 Service Pack 3.

Component

Description

Client Browser

Note: CA Technologies only supports browser versions that are supported by their associated third-party vendors.

Added support for Firefox ESR 10.0.5 and higher release level.
Added support for Firefox 13.0 and higher release level.
Dropped support for Firefox 3.5.
Dropped support for Firefox 8.0.
Added support for Chrome 18.0.1.25.152m and higher release level.

Client Applications

Added support for Xcelsius Designer 2008 Service Pack 5.
Dropped support for Xcelsius Designer 2008 Service Pack 3.
Added support for Crystal Reports Designer 2008 Service Pack 5.
Dropped support for Crystal Reports Designer 2008 Service Pack 3.

Changes in CA Clarity PPM Service Pack 13.0.01

Component	Description
Client Browser	Added support for Firefox 10.0. Dropped support for Firefox 8.0. Added support for Firefox 3.6. Dropped support for Firefox 3.5.

Changes in CA Clarity PPM Release 13.0.00

Component	Description
Client Browser	Added support for IE 9.0. Dropped support for IE6 and IE7. Added support for Firefox 8.0. Added support for Safari 5.1.1.
Client Applications	Dropped support for Microsoft Project 2000, 2002 and 2003. Defined support for Crystal Reports Designer 2008 as SP3 or higher (instead of any service pack).
SharePoint Server	Added support for SharePoint Server 2010. Dropped support for SharePoint Server 2007.