Kieran,
Generally for Spectrum (not Analyst) , each patch has an associated .rls file (release file) that has a short description of what was fixed. The instructions with the patch have you copy all this into the <installdir> folder so you should see them there right at the root. They would indicate what patches have been installed. Note that it is possible to copy the patch binary files without these so if someone did that, there really is no way to tell. But they are probably there.
That said, in general the new release does not care about patches from the old release as it will replace everything. The only case where this would be an issue is that the upgrade installer is going to try and maintain properties that were set by the admin and carry them over to the new product after it installs the new version. So if some property was added in a patch the upgrade code might not find it if the patch was not applied. This is rare and hopefully the upgrade installer blithely ignores this.
As you are a Spectrum Spatial user, there are no cases of this in 2018 for the Spatial (LIM) module. I can't generally speak for other modules, but like I said this is rare and would be a bug if the upgrade failed because of it.
I would suggest you check patches as that is important to know about but that you should not have any worries if one is missing for the upgrade.
Since there are significant changes in 2019.1, I hope you have read about the need to supply your own Java and read the install instructions carefully.
The Analyst installer completely replaces the old version. Note the important information about migration of the project, profile and other configuration files from the Analyst install folders into the Spatial Repository.
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Eric Blasenheim
Spectrum Spatial Technical Product Manager
Troy, NY
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-19-2019 16:50
From: Kieran McGowan
Subject: What is my patch level?!
@Monica Di Martino Thank you for the reply.
Neither suggestion shows me what current patch i am on unfortunately.
I want to fully patch, before updating to 2019.1, or is this necessary?
Thanks
Kieran
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Kieran McGowan
IT/GIS Officer
Corangamite Shire Council
Camperdown
Original Message:
Sent: 12-19-2019 08:49
From: Monica Di Martino
Subject: What is my patch level?!
Hi @Kieran McGowan
for understanding what is the release and patch you have installed:
- Spectrum (any release), go to Spectrum Management Console, go to Version for reading the release and patch numbers.
- Spectrum Spatial Analyst 2018.2, go to Admin Console, read the full release number in the bottom left of the UI.
thanks
Monica
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Monica Di Martino
EMEA LI/GIS Presales Engineer
Pitney Bowes Software
Original Message:
Sent: 12-18-2019 18:39
From: Kieran McGowan
Subject: What is my patch level?!
Hi Team,
For those of us who inherit a spectrum environment and aren't aware of what patches have been applied, What is the easiest way to find this out? (18.2, SSA and Platform)
Sorry if this is written somewhere, i can't seem to find an answer anywhere.
Thanks
Kieran
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Kieran McGowan
IT/GIS Officer
Corangamite Shire Council
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