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Backwards compatibility in Content Manager Explorer

This topic explains how changes to the browser-based Content Manager Explorer GUI affect you, depending on your upgrade path and your customization.

Stricter checks on arguments passed to utilities

Passing a bad argument to a utility (for example, passing a text node to Tridion.Utils.Dom.getTagName) is now checked more stringently. If you switch on debugging in your System.config file (the client element, you set a debug attribute and give it the value true), you are notified of any incorrect arguments. SDL strongly recommends that you fix your code to pass the correct arguments.

Custom Dashboard screens

If you are upgrading from SDL Tridion 2011 SP1 HR2, any custom Dashboard screens you configured and developed for Content Manager Explorer will no longer work, because the Dashboard no longer exists. Refer to the Content Manager implementation topics to learn how to recreate your custom screens in the new slide-out navigation.