Upgrade Considerations for Release 13.3

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Upgrade Considerations for Release 13.3

This section provides information about installation and upgrade changes for Release 13.3.

Third-Party Jar Files

Because of licensing restrictions for some third-party library .jar files (currently the jgroups-all.jar and the xinclude.jar), changes were made in how the .jar files ship. The jar files are shipped separately from the CA Clarity PPM image in the installation media. The Release 13.3 install.jar image does not contain the .jar files mentioned. Any install packages for a previous version included in the install.jar also exclude the .jar files. For each release of CA Clarity PPM, the .jar files are bundled into a folder on the installation media containing third-party libraries .jar file. For Release 13.3, the .jar file is named thirdparty.libs.13.3.0.jar.

Upgrade Action: Retrieve the thirdparty.libs.13.3.0.jar file from the installation media. Place the .jar file in a location in your file system so that it is accessible to the installer.

Tip: To keep the installer from prompting you for the .jar file location, place the .jar file in the installation root directory. If you place the .jar file in another directory, the installer prompts you for the file location.

J2EE Installations

For an upgrade on an installation that uses generic as the vendor type, update the DataDirect JDBC driver .jar files in your third-party application server environment. The version for these files has changed in this release.

Upgrade Action: Update your DataDirect JDBC driver .jar files. For more information, see the Installation Guide.

Oracle DB National Character Set Is Supported

CA Clarity PPM supports the following character sets:

DB character sets: UTF8 and AL32UTF8
National DB character sets: UTF8 and AL16UTF16

Consider the following points when using national DB character sets:

Asian data is more compact in the AL16UTF16 character set than in UTF8. As a result, you can save disk space and have less disk I/O when most of the multilingual data in your database is Asian.
We recommend using the UTF8 character set for European data. In this case, data in the UTF8 character set is more compact than in AL16UTF16.

See the Oracle documentation for the advantages and disadvantages of using different character sets. CA Clarity PPM works with UTF8 and AL16UTF16 National character sets.

Upgrade Action: None

Add-ins Compatibilities

This section describes important information about upgrading installed add-ins, accelerators, and connectors for Release 13.3.

The Microsoft SharePoint Connector Release 3.0.0 is new. If you have the Connector for Microsoft SharePoint Release 2.0.2 or earlier installed, you cannot upgrade the existing connector.
Note: For information about installing this connector, see the Microsoft SharePoint Connector Guide.
If you are upgrading from Version 13.0, 13.1, or 13.2, to Release 13.3, the following add-ins are upgraded:
- PMO Accelerator
- Clarity Solution Pack (CSP)
- CA Clarity Agile
If you are upgrading from any version before Version 13.0 to Release 13.3, upgrade all installed add-ins.
A new installation process is required for add-ins, accelerators, connectors.
Note: For more information, see the Installation Guide.

The following table shows the accelerator and connector releases that are compatible with Release 13.3.

Accelerator or Connector	New Installation 13.3	Upgrade from 12.x to 13.3	Upgrade from 13.x to 13.3
PMO Accelerator	3.3.0	3.3.0	3.3.0
Clarity Solution Pack (CSP)	3.3.0	3.3.0	3.3.0
Earned Value Manager	2.0.1	2.0.1	2.0.1
Accelerator for PRINCE2	2.0.1	2.0.1	2.0.0 or 2.0.1
Accelerator for the PMBOK	2.0.1	2.0.1	2.0.0 or 2.0.1
Accelerator for New Product Development	2.0.2	2.0.2	2.0.2
PPM Essentials Accelerator	2.0.2	2.0.2	2.0.0, 2.0.1, or 2.0.2
BRM Accelerator	3.0.2	3.0.2	3.0.2
Connector for CA Unicenter Service Desk 12.7 & CA Software Change Manager™ 12.1.0.3	2.0.1	2.0.1	2.0.1
Connector for CA Unicenter Asset Portfolio Management 11.3.4	2.0.2	2.0.2	2.0.2
Connector for Microsoft SharePoint 2013	3.0.0	3.0.0	3.0.0
Service Connect	2.0.0	2.0.0	2.0.0
Catalyst Connector	2.5.0	2.5.0	2.5.0
CA Clarity Agile	13.2 or 13.3	13.2 or 13.3	13.2 or 13.3

Add-in Installation

Add-ins, accelerators, and connectors are now included with CA Clarity PPM. You do not have to download the add-in separately and extract the .jar file.

Note: For more information about the new add-in installation process, see the Installation Guide.

Upgrade Action: See the table in the section named "Add-ins Compatibilities" if you are required to install a new version of your existing add-ins, accelerators, or connectors.

CA Clarity PPM Solution Pack Compatibility

Before you install the CA Clarity PPM Solution Pack add-in, verify that the compatible versions of CA Clarity PPM and the PMO Accelerator are installed. The CA Clarity PPM Solution Pack installation fails if you do not install the compatible version of the PMO Accelerator add-in before installing the solution pack.

Important! Review the certified and supported versions chart in the CA Clarity PPM Solution Pack Release Notes to determine if an upgrade of CA Clarity PPM and the PMO Accelerator is required or optional. For complete information, see the CA Clarity PPM Solution Pack Index page on CA Support Online.