[MacTUG] UPDATE: WCMS upgrade to 1.12.7 - June 9 and June 13

[Natasha Jennings]

UPDATE: The update of WCMS production sites to 1.12.7. did not complete in the allocated maintenance window. The update has been stopped and will resume tonight, Tuesday, June 14 at 8:00 p.m. and run until 6:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 15.

Sites that will receive the update tonight: Any standard, non-responsive site with URL "j" through "z", (e.g. japan-futures-initiative through youth-programs-and-camps).

Sites that received the update June 13:

*         Sites with a URL that begins with a number or "a" through "i" (e.g. 3d-print-centre through it-strategic plan)

*         Publication sites

*         Conference sites

*         Sites with foreign language characters

*         Library and Strategic Plan sites

Note: Responsive sites were not affected by this update.

Why is this happening? This is a maintenance release for 1.12, with some minor changes for "standard" (non-responsive) WCMS sites, and includes the release/availability of Conference sites (beta).

What you need to do before the upgrade begins: Please log out of your site and do not work on your site during this upgrade window. Sites will remain available to site visitors during the upgrade window.

Important information: Release notes are available at https://uwaterloo.ca/web-resources/news/wcms-version-1127-release.

Requesting a Conference site: Guidelines for use and steps for requesting a Conference site are available at https://uwaterloo.ca/web-resources/wcms-users/wcms-responsive-design/#conference.

Issues or concerns? Please submit to rt-ist-wcms at rt.uwaterloo.ca<mailto:rt-ist-wcms at rt.uwaterloo.ca> or the IST Service Desk, helpdesk at uwaterloo.ca<mailto:helpdesk at uwaterloo.ca>, ext. 44357.

Recipients of this message:  uwweb, isthd, faccus, ist-staff, admin-support, ctsc, ucist, mactug, MSC, SSO, Bulletin


Natasha Jennings
Communications Officer
Information Systems & Technology (IST)
University of Waterloo
519-888-4567 ext. 47951
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Subject: [Faccus] WCMS upgrade to 1.12.7 - June 9 and June 13

What is happening? WCMS sites are being upgraded to version 1.12.7.

Why is this happening? This is a maintenance release for 1.12, with some minor changes for "standard" (non-responsive) WCMS sites, and includes the release/availability of Conference sites (beta).

When is this happening? Non-production and pilot sites will be updated on Thursday, June 9 from 8:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. on Friday, June 10. Production sites will be updated on Monday, June 13  from 8:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 14.

What you need to do before the upgrade begins: Please log out of your site and do not work on your site during this upgrade window. Sites will remain available to site visitors during the upgrade window.

Important information: Detailed release notes are not yet available, but will be published at https://uwaterloo.ca/web-resources/news/wcms-version-1127-release when confirmed.

Requesting a Conference site: Guidelines for use and steps for requesting a Conference site are available at https://uwaterloo.ca/web-resources/wcms-users/wcms-responsive-design/#conference.

Issues or concerns? Please submit to rt-ist-wcms at rt.uwaterloo.ca<mailto:rt-ist-wcms at rt.uwaterloo.ca> or the IST Service Desk, helpdesk at uwaterloo.ca<mailto:helpdesk at uwaterloo.ca>, ext. 44357.

Recipients of this message:  uwweb, isthd, faccus, ist-staff, admin-support, ctsc, ucist, mactug, MSC, SSO, Bulletin


Natasha Jennings
Communications Officer
Information Systems & Technology (IST)
University of Waterloo
519-888-4567 ext. 47951
[university-of-waterloo-logo-esig]

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