https://answers.axonivy.com/questions/2945/axon-ivy-release-concept<p>Can you explain me why version 6.0 is still supported but e.g. 6.5 isn't anymore?</p>enTue, 31 Oct 2017 10:56:50 -0400https://answers.axonivy.com/questions/2945/axon-ivy-release-concept/2946<p>There are two different Release Cycles for Axon.ivy:</p> <ul> <li>Major Release Cycle (Long Term Support Release)</li> <li>Minor Release Cycle (Leading Edge Release)</li> </ul> <p><img alt="alt text" src="https://answers.axonivy.com/upfiles/2017-10-31_15h56_00.png"></p> <h1><strong>Long Term Support Release</strong></h1> <p>The Long Term Support Release version (aka LTS) will change each year on a full number level (e.g. in 2017, version 7 was released). The release date will be announced by the product management team after August of the corresponding year. All customers with a valid maintenance contract have free access to this Major Release version. </p> <p><em>Examples:</em> Version 6.0, Version 7.0, etc.</p> <p>In addition, there will be official Update Releases during the year, which contain mainly bug fixes and smallest improvements. It is planned to have several Update Releases for each Major Release. </p> <p><em>Examples:</em> Version 6.0.1, Version 6.0.2, Version 7.0.1, etc. </p> <p>A Long Term Support Release and its Update Releases are fully supported during the whole year. Update Releases furthermore are triggered to guarantee a stable LTS Release version and replaces previous Up- date Releases. Therefore, only the most recent Update Release is supported. </p> <h1><strong>Leading Edge Release</strong></h1> <p>A so called Leading Edge (LE) Release is a feature enhanced version based on the latest stable LTS Re- lease. A LE typically contains the introduction of a new bigger feature. The release cycle depends on the development time of a new feature. </p> <p><em>Examples:</em> </p> <ul> <li>Version 6.1, which contains Maven Support and the Signal Event concept</li> <li>Version 6.2, which contains an integrated Business Rule Engine (BRE)</li> <li>etc.</li> </ul> <p>A LE Release is released in parallel to its LTS Release and can officially be used by any customer with a valid maintenance contract.</p> <p>In addition, there will be official Update Releases during the year, which contain only heavy bug fixes in new features. </p> <p><em>Examples:</em> Version 6.1.1, Version 6.1.2, etc. </p> <p>There is only the latest official LE Release (to be clear: the latest official Update Release of a LE Release) supported within the valid maintenance contract. Previous versions will not be further developed and won’t be covered within the support. </p> <p><em>Examples:</em> </p> <ul> <li>Version 6.1.1 is released, Version 6.1.0 is not supported anymore</li> <li>Version 6.2 is released, Version 6.1.x is not supported anymore</li> <li>Version 6.3 is released, Version 6.2.x and therefore 6.1.x is not supported anymore </li> </ul> <p><strong>Important notices:</strong> </p> <ul> <li>A current LE Release includes the new feature introduced by its previous version (e.g. Version 6.2 contains the features of version 6.1) </li> <li>The version 6.0 is not a LE Release and represents the Long Term Support Release</li> </ul>Barbara BruggerTue, 31 Oct 2017 10:56:50 -0400https://answers.axonivy.com/questions/2945/axon-ivy-release-concept/2946