Changes to product prerequisites
Read this section to find out how the product prerequisites have changed between SDL Tridion 2013 SP1 HR1 or SDL Web 8 with Cumulative Update 1 applied and SDL Web 8.5 (support history).
- Content Manager database server support history
The Content Manager database in SDL Web 8.5 has a number of changed software prerequisites compared to the databases in SDL Tridion 2013 SP1 HR1 or SDL Web 8 with Cumulative Update 1 applied. If your current version of Oracle or SQL Server is not supported, you need to upgrade your Oracle or SQL Server before upgrading the Content Manager databases. - Content Manager database Cloud hosting service support history
The Content Manager in SDL Web 8.5 introduces a number of new database Cloud hosting services not yet supported in SDL Tridion 2013 SP1 HR1 or SDL Web 8 with Cumulative Update 1 applied. - Content Manager server support history
SDL Web 8.5 Content Manager modules have different software prerequisites compared to SDL Tridion 2013 SP1 HR1 or SDL Web 8 with Cumulative Update 1 applied. This section provides an overview of changes in Content Manager module prerequisites. - Content Manager Explorer support history
The Content Manager Explorer user interface in SDL Web 8.5 has changed a number of prerequisites compared to SDL Tridion 2013 SP1 HR1 or SDL Web 8 with Cumulative Update 1 applied. - Experience Manager client support history
This section explains how the prerequisites for the Experience Manager have changed compared to SDL Tridion 2013 SP1 HR1. - Visio Workflow Designer client support history
The SDL Web 8.5 Workflow Designer client has a number of changed third-party software prerequisites compared to SDL Tridion 2013 SP1 HR1 or SDL Web 8 with Cumulative Update 1 applied. - Template Builder support history
SDL Web 8.5 Template Builder has changed a number of prerequisites compared to SDL Tridion 2013 SP1 HR1 or SDL Web 8 with Cumulative Update 1 applied. - .NET assembly templating client support history
SDL Web 8.5 .NET assembly templating has a number of changed .NET prerequisites compared to SDL Tridion 2013 SP1 HR1 or SDL Web 8 with Cumulative Update 1 applied. - Dreamweaver templating support history
SDL Web 8.5 Dreamweaver Templating has a number of changed Adobe Dreamweaver prerequisites compared to SDL Tridion 2013 SP1 HR1 or SDL Web 8 with Cumulative Update 1 applied. - Content Delivery database server support history
The SDL Web 8.5 Content Delivery databases (Content Data Store and Experience Manager database) have changed software prerequisites compared to SDL Tridion 2013 SP1 HR1 or SDL Web 8 with Cumulative Update 1 applied. If your current version of Oracle or SQL Server is not supported, upgrade it before upgrading the databases. - Content Delivery database Cloud hosting service support history
The Content Delivery in SDL Web 8.5 introduces a number of new database Cloud hosting services not yet supported in SDL Tridion 2013 SP1 HR1 or SDL Web 8 with Cumulative Update 1 applied. - Content Delivery support history
SDL Web 8.5 Content Delivery has changed a number of prerequisites compared to SDL Tridion 2013 SP1 HR1 or SDL Web 8 with Cumulative Update 1 applied. - Translation Manager support history
Translation Manager in SDL Web 8.5 has a number of changes to prerequisites compared to previous versions. If the current version of your translation system is not supported, upgrade it before upgrading Translation Manager. - Experience Optimization support history
Support history describes the changes in requirements between versions of Experience Optimization (formerly a separate product originally called SDL SmartTarget and later called SDL Web Experience Optimization).