Hi Dave, As one customer to another... the main reason I would suggest upgrading frequently is bugs.
SAPDB is still not real mature for a lot of purposes. SAP obvious does extensive testing with R/3, but their testing sometimes has let bugs through. Many of the basic SQL functionality has had a bug or two. In the 2+ years we have used SAPDB, we have run into at least 3 major bugs (memory leaks when select returns no rows, join problems, etc.) The storage system itself seems reliable, but even that seems to have had a lot of changes from 7.3 --> 7.4. I'm not saying SAPDB is unreliable - just that new versions always seem to improve bugs, not make them worse. Why run into bugs that might have already been fixed in the latest release? Stephen -----Original Message----- From: Dave Guyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 1:06 PM To: SAP List Subject: 7.4.3.17 or 7.4.3.25? Let's start with a generic question: Is there a short list of the significant changes in a new version? I don't want the detailed list of every bug and its resolution. Specifically, we are developing under 7.4.3.17 with RedHat 7.3. Is there any reason that I might want to propose upgrading the development box to 7.4.3.25 and do new installs with 7.4.3.25? Our application is written in Java and we are using JDBC. What other information do you need to answer my questions? Thank you in advance for your responses. > This correspondence is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information and is intended solely for the named addressee. If you receive this correspondence in error, please notify the sender and delete it from your system . You must not disclose, copy or rely on any part of this correspondence if you are not the intended recipient. > _______________________________________________ sapdb.general mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listserv.sap.com/mailman/listinfo/sapdb.general _______________________________________________ sapdb.general mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listserv.sap.com/mailman/listinfo/sapdb.general
