CONNECT - Service Pack updates

Can anyone from Bentley confirm whether this is something that is being considered. Would certainly help with updates.

Can anyone from Bentley confirm whether this is something that is being considered?

I believe that Service Pack would not be provided but to be replaced by another Edition, just treat it as V8 XM or mstn V4. This copy & paste style from autodesk would not last long.

I believe that Service Pack would not be provided but to be replaced by another Edition, just treat it as V8 XM or mstn V4. This copy & paste style from autodesk would not last long.

You may well be right but a response from Bentley would be nice!

Unknown said:

. This copy & paste style from autodesk would not last long.

No idea what that means, can you explain?

That was to mean no spirit. Also, the CONNECT Edition obviously is an incomplete product which was designed for developer only. Just forget about the service update packs in the near future and wait for next major release.

Automating product updates is a welcome idea for making the deployment process more efficient. For example, we now deliver language packs rather than only localized full builds. We have evaluated, but do not yet distribute, an upgrade installer for MicroStation. Delivering these automatically is also something we can consider. It would be helpful to have your input in terms of products or workflows that handle this well, and thoughts on the important considerations such as administration.

Would an automatic update be welcome?
How often would you want service packs to be available?
What else needs to be considered before we go to a more automatic, granular update mechanism?

We appreciate all constructive comments!

Unknown said:

Would an automatic update be welcome?
How often would you want service packs to be available?
What else needs to be considered before we go to a more automatic, granular update mechanism?

To answer your questions, Yes automatic (well let us choose when to download and install) would be welcome. Would save on having to download (and store) a massive file, and would allow instant update of enhancements/problems, 

Time wise it would depend on what the update is for but could be done fairly regularly, say 3 monthly, with additional ones if needed in between.

Unknown said:

CONNECT Edition obviously is an incomplete product which was designed for developer only.

This is pretty negative and strict assertion. Can you provide some facts to justify it?

My experience: I know users that have started to use MicroStation CONNECT Edition as a part of evaluation process in parallel with V8i and the most of them not experiencing more problems than expected for the first version of completely reworked software. Contrary to it, if there is an area you can experience a lot of problems, it's using APIs, because they were reworked and enhanced substantially. From this perspective developers encounter more issues than users.

Regards,

  Jan