Affino Update

Overview

Affino creates a new patch / update release circa every month or every other month. A patch release can vary enormously in size and complexity and contains a mix of fixes, enhancements and entirely new functionality or entire new elements even. For a sizeable release CEO Markus will post a Blog Update which details all the changes made and gives instructions about what considerations need to be made for the update.

When certain new functionality is launched, you may need an updated licence key to access said functionality, which means liaising with both technical and account management. And while most updates can be carried out be Clients we would advise you to arrange a slot in advance with your support contact, so that you know you have development resources on-call should anything go wrong in the update, or should you encounter issues with existing functionality.

Update Settings are found on the following control path:

Control > Settings > Update

NOTE:

• If you have a Staging site, we recommend updating to this release and testing thoroughly prior to updating your main Affino instance. Note that all active scheduled tasks are wiped when you update the site so make sure that any required ones are completed prior to running the update
• It is important to liaise with the support team to schedule in an update window where they can be on hand to support with the update. It is essential that you run through the complete update process starting with the Affino Updater, followed by the sequence of the system and design updates laid out on the Update screen (Control > Settings > Update)
• It is generally not advised to carry out an Update on a Friday as unnoticed issues might arise over the weekend when development staff are not on call for emergencies!