Product life cycle management

As of 2020 we are using the following Version number concept:

Beas manufacturing yyyy.mm[.rr[.bb]] [Database Type][BETA]

Example:

Beas manufacturing 2020.02 for MSSQL > Version from February 2020

Beas manufacturing 2020.05.01 for HANA > Version from May 2020, Release 1 for HANA

Beas manufacturing 2020.02.00.05 for MSSQL (Beta) > Beta Version from February 2020, Build 5  (compilation number)

In Help > "About Beas" you can always see the complete Beas Version number.

In the Debug log the system always inserts the complete Beas Version number.

Version

A version defines a certain patch level, e.g. Beas manufacturing 2020.02
A version may be subdivided into sub release (hotfix), which do not contain program extensions e.g. Beas manufacturing  2020.02.01

BETA – Version  (During development)
From start of development, quality is checked based on tickets. You may request a BETA Version, but it is not allowed to run it in productive environment.

One week before a release the development is finished, and a one-week extended quality check is performed. At this point, the development of the next version starts.

Released – Version: Release

After the successful completion of quality checks, the version is released.
Then it receives then version number: Beas 2020.02

Usually, all 6 weeks a new version is made available.

Release / Subsequent corrections

If severe errors are found after the release, a Hotfix is created and released.
New functions or extensions are generally not included into a Released Version.

Characteristics of severe errors:
- reproducible at several clients

- cannot be avoided using workaround

- productive use is impossible for several clients

There is no release process for a Hotfix. Only changes are checked..

Supported Version

As soon as a new version receives the status "Released Version", the preceding patch level receives the status "Supported Version". This means, for this version, full support is provided.

Unsupported Version

A Beas - version is always compatible with a SAP Business One version (see Compatibility of Beas with SAP Business One). If SAP terminates the support of a SAP Business One - version, the Beas - version receives the status "unsupported Version". At that point, the claim of free support expires.

As the flowchart below indicates, 5 new Beas Manufacturing versions are scheduled for 2022.

Quarter 1
2022.02 -  February 28th, 2022

Quarter 2

2022.04 - April 26th, 2022  

2022.06 - June 28th, 2022

Quarter 3

2022.09 - September 26th, 2022

Quarter 4

2022.11 - November 30th, 2022