Checking for Eligibility
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Use the following steps to check if your code tree and database are eligible for upgrade to Aras Innovator 37.
To check eligibility for upgrade
- The minimum supported version of SQL Server is 2016. Make sure that the SQL Server where the database of the Aras Innovator instance is installed is SQL 2016 or higher; otherwise, the upgrade process will fail with an error.
- OpenSSL library must be installed on the server where the upgrade patch will be executed via Aras Update. It is necessary for generating any missing certificates.
- Log in to Aras Innovator as an administrator.
- Click the User Menu icon
and select About from the dropdown menu. Confirm that the dialog shows the following:
- Aras Innovator Release 14 Build 14.0.0.33343
- Aras Innovator Release 15 Build 14.0.1.33397
- Aras Innovator Release 16 Build 14.0.2.33605
- Aras Innovator Release 17 Build 14.0.3.34066
- Aras Innovator Release 18 Build 14.0.4.34465
- Aras Innovator Release 19 Build 14.0.5.34717
- Aras Innovator Release 20 Build 14.0.6.34944
- Aras Innovator Release 21 Build 14.0.7.35492
- Aras Innovator Release 22 Build 14.0.8.35675
- Aras Innovator Release 23 Build 14.0.9.36073
- Aras Innovator Release 24 Build 14.0.10.36415
- Aras Innovator Release 25 Build 14.0.11.36751
- Aras Innovator Release 26 Build 14.0.12.36913
- Aras Innovator Release 27 Build 14.0.15.38102
- Aras Innovator Release 28 Build 14.0.18.39055
- Aras Innovator Release 29 Build 14.0.20.39432
- Aras Innovator Release 30 Build 14.0.22.40048
- Aras Innovator Release 31Build 14.0.25.40942
- Aras Innovator Release 32 Build 14.0.28.41847
- Aras Innovator Release 33 Build 14.30.0 42172
- Aras Innovator Release 34 Build 14.34.0 43336
- Aras Innovator Release 35Build 14.35.0 43890
Aras Innovator Release 36 Build 14.36.0 44303
- Click OK.
- From the TOC, select Administration --> Variables.
- Confirm that one of following sets of variables are listed:
| | Version Major | Version Minor | Version ServiceUpdate | Version ServicePack |
| 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | None |
| 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | None |
| 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | None |
| 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | None |
| 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | None |
| 19 | 14 | 0 | 5 | None |
| 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | None |
| 21 | 14 | 0 | 7 | None |
| 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | None |
| 23 | 14 | 0 | 9 | None |
| 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | None |
| 25 | 14 | 0 | 11 | None |
| 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | None |
| 27 | 14 | 0 | 15 | None |
| 28 | 14 | 0 | 18 | None |
| 29 | 14 | 0 | 20 | None |
| 30 | 14 | 0 | 22 | None |
| 31 | 14 | 0 | 25 | None |
| 32 | 14 | 0 | 28 | None |
| 33 | 14 | 30 | 0 | None |
| 34 | 14 | 34 | 0 | None |
| 35 | 14 | 35 | 0 | None |
| 36 | 14 | 36 | 0 | None |
If you do not meet the release requirements listed in the previous steps, then you should contact Aras to discuss your upgrade options.