The Major Update Schedule page enables administrators to review the available update schedules for their production and sandbox orgs and select the major updates that best suit their business model and working practices. This means administrators can choose a major release update that won't coincide with other business critical activities they might already have scheduled.
The major update schedules can be accessed from the System Administration Workspace by clicking the Major Update Schedules link.
The Major Update Schedules window provides excellent visibility of the update choices you make and the dates your orgs are scheduled to update.
You are able to view the update schedules in a calendar format for the current year and the following year by selecting the appropriate year tab at the top of the schedules window.
Update Schedules
There are four update schedules available for each of the following major updates:
- Winter
- Spring
- Summer
You are required to select one update schedule for each of the major releases you wish to update.
The following information is displayed on each schedule tile:
|
Information |
Description |
|---|---|
| Schedule number | The number of the schedule between 1 and 4 in the major release representing each of the 4 months where that major release can be scheduled. |
| Date | The month and day the production org will be updated. |
| Sandbox: | The month and day the sandboxes associated with the production org will be updated. |
| Schedule status | The current status of the update schedule. |
Schedule Statuses
The status of each schedule is displayed at the bottom of each schedule tile. The status of each schedule will change as major updates become available and when schedules are selected. The statuses are as follows:
Unavailable
An update tile has a status of Unavailable when:
- The release schedule has not yet been determined by FinancialForce.
- The current date is later than the production date of the schedule.
- Another schedule in the same major release is already selected.
Available
An update tile has a status of Available when:
- The release schedule has been determined by FinancialForce.
- The current date is before the production date of the schedule.
- No other schedule in the same major release is selected.
When you hover over an update tile, its border turns from grey to blue.
When you click the update tile, a blue triangle with a white tick appears in the top right corner of the tile and the related information displays in the schedule details adjacent to the update schedule tiles.
Scheduled
An update tile has a status of Scheduled when an available schedule is selected and the Schedule Confirmation form has been successfully submitted. The scheduled details section lists the production org and the associated sandboxes that will be updated. There is an option to change the currently assigned schedule update.
Updated
An update tile has a status of Updated when its status was Scheduled and the update has completed successfully. The schedule details section lists the production org and the associated sandbox orgs that have updated successfully.
