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Upgrade Considerations for Release 14.2

This section provides information about installation and upgrade changes for CA Clarity PPM Release 14.2.

Add-in Compatibilities

Review this important information about upgrading installed add-ins, accelerators, and connectors for Release 14.2.

• If you are upgrading from Releases 13.x or 14.1 to Release 14.2, the following add-ins are upgraded automatically:
  • PMO Accelerator
  • Clarity Solution Pack (CSP)

    Note: The CSP add-in is supported only for existing customers. This add-in is not supported for new CA Clarity PPM installations.

  • CA Clarity Agile
• If you are upgrading from any version before Version 13.0 to Release 14.2, 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.

These accelerator and connector releases are compatible with Release 14.2.

Add-in Installation

Add-ins, accelerators, and connectors are now included with the CA Clarity PPM installation. 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 Add-in Compatibilities section if you are required to install a new version of your existing add-ins, accelerators, or connectors.

Clarity Solution Pack Compatibility

The Clarity Solution Pack (CSP) is supported only for existing customers. This add-in is not supported for new CA Clarity PPM installations.

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

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

Microsoft Project Interface and Schedule Connect

Versions of the CA Clarity PPM Microsoft Project Interface that were created before Release 14.2 are compatible with this release. However, a new version of CA Clarity PPM Microsoft Project Interface is available with Release 14.2. To take advantage of the latest enhancements and fixes, we recommend using the new version when working with Release 14.2. The MSP Interface installer prompts for the installation of the 14.2-compatible CA Clarity PPM Schedule Connect, which is required to use the Microsoft Project Interface with CA Clarity PPM.

You can download the latest version from CA Clarity PPM by opening the Home menu and selecting Account Settings, then clicking Software Downloads. Two options for the Microsoft Project Interface are available during the installation: a legacy option and a new option that contains a new driver.

Note: For information about installing these applications, see the Project Management Guide.

Recommended Upgrade Action: Upgrade your version of the Microsoft Project Interface and Schedule Connect.

Automatic Update to Special Characters in OBS Unit Names during Upgrade

While you are upgrading, the preinstallation log can show a warning message about the special characters that are not allowed in the OBS Unit Names. This warning message is displayed in the precheck-results.xml file. The following characters are the special characters for which the warning is shown:

• Slash (/)
• Colon (:)
• Double quote (")
• Less than (<)
• Greater than (>)

If the administrator does not replace the special characters with the valid character (hyphen "-") before upgrading, the upgrade automatically replaces the characters with the hyphen.

If you do not want hyphens placed in names with special characters, update the names during the preinstallation check before you begin the upgrade process.

CA Productivity Accelerator (CA PA) Learn Link

If you have an existing installation, you have two options for how to proceed before upgrading to CA Clarity PPM Release 14.2.

CA Productivity Accelerator (CA PA) Version 11.1

If you have CA PA Version 11.1, install a patch to make the player package compatible with CA Clarity PPM Release 14.2. A different file is now used to launch the player package. After you install the patch, republish and upload the content. For more information, see the CA PA Support website.

CA Productivity Accelerator (CA PA) Version 12.1

You can upgrade to the latest version CA PA 12.1. Open a Support ticket, obtain a new license key, and download the software from the Download Center. The content from CA PA 11.1 can be exported and is fully compatible with CA PA 12.1. An additional patch is required for the player package to function properly with CA Clarity PPM. For more information, see the CA PA Support website.

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.

Support Ended for Microsoft Excel 2007 and Microsoft PowerPoint 2007

CA Clarity PPM support for Microsoft Excel 2007 and Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 stopped at Release 14.1.

Upgrade Action: To use these Microsoft products with this release, you must upgrade them to later a version.