[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Warning - problem with upgrade from 1.6.1.x to 2.0.0, 2.0.1, and 2.0.2

[Galen Charlton]

Hi,

Just a warning to anybody who is contemplating upgrading from 1.6.1.x to 2.0.x in the near future and who also uses the Booking module - I strongly recommend holding off on the upgrade until Evergreen 2.0.3 is released (which will happen soon, most likely today).  The developers recently discovered and fixed a major problem with the upgrade.  Specifically, the upgrade would cause any booking information, including resources and reservation, to be lost.  Note this problem would not affect anybody migrating from a version of Evergreen earlier than 1.6.1.0, as booking was first introduced in that version.

As a general reminder, it is good practice to do a full backup of your Evergreen system before doing any upgrade.

Regards,

Galen
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Galen Charlton
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