Upgrade Considerations for Release 14.1

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Upgrade Considerations for Release 14.1

This section provides information about installation and upgrade changes for Release 14.1.

Add-ins Compatibilities

The following section describes important information about upgrading installed add-ins, accelerators, and connectors.

If you are upgrading from Version 13.0, 13.1, 13.2, or 13.3 to Release 14.1, 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 14.1, upgrade all installed add-ins.
Starting with Version 13.3, a new installation process is required for add-ins, accelerators, and connectors.
Note: For more information, see the Installation Guide.

The following table shows the accelerator and connector releases that are compatible with Release 14.1.

Accelerator or Connector	New Installation 14.1	Upgrade from 12.x to 14.1	Upgrade from 13.x to 14.1
PMO Accelerator	14.1.0	14.1.0	14.1.0
Clarity Solution Pack (CSP)	14.1.0	14.1.0	14.1.0
Earned Value Manager	2.0.2	2.0.2	2.0.2
Accelerator for PRINCE2	2.0.2	2.0.2	2.0.2
Accelerator for the PMBOK	2.0.2	2.0.2	2.0.2
Accelerator for New Product Development	2.0.3	2.0.3	2.0.3
PPM Essentials Accelerator	2.0.2	2.0.2	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	14.1.0	14.1.0	14.1.0
VersionOne Connector	14.1.0	14.1.0	14.1.0

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.

Java 7

This release uses Java 7. In addition to the CA Clarity PPM server, the following software clients also require Java 7:

XML Open Gateway (XOG) client
Service Connect

CA Clarity PPM provides a specific Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for the following clients.

Open Workbench
Connector for Microsoft SharePoint

The JRE is copied to the hard drive in the installation directory on the end-user workstation. The JRE is used specifically for the clients and is independent of the JRE used for the Windows workstation.

Note: For an upgrade from a 13.x version, the server installer prompts for the path of JDK 1.7.

Important! The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is updated frequently with fixes for security issues, including issues that are unknown at the time CA Clarity PPM is released. To ensure that you have the latest fixes, we recommend that you download the most recent version 7 JDK from the Oracle website.

Upgrade Action: Install Java 7 on workstations that have the software clients for which CA Clarity PPM does not provide the JRE.

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.

Internet Explorer 11

If you are using Internet Explorer 11 with CA Clarity PPM, the browser is automatically set to run in the Internet Explorer 10 compatibility mode for the CA Clarity PPM session. The setting is for the CA Clarity PPM session only and does not affect any other Internet Explorer 11 browser activity.