So I just received an email (from JCA Arts Marketing mind you, not Tessitura) that there is going to be a 15.1 release of Tessitura? Do we know when this is going to be released? I'm frustrated by the lack of communication as we just yesterday set our upgrade plan in action and now that all has to change due to changes for RMA.
Michele
In the November 2018 Development Update we announced that v15.0 had been released on October 9th with the deadline to upgrade by April 9, 2019. In that same update we mentioned that we were working on Tessitura Version 15.1, an optional release due out at the end of the first quarter of 2019. We are still working on v15.1 and will begin the Beta process in the next month. The exact date of the v15.1 release has not been announced at this time, but it will be after the 15.0 deadline. v15.1 is an optional release, that will require v15.0 to be installed prior to applying v15.1. As the JCA announcement mentioned, the current RMA will continue to work on Tessitura versions 12.5 to 15.0. The new RMA will require that v15.1 is installed. For those of you who have upgraded to the 15.0.3 Service Pack, that's exactly what you want to do. Stay up to date with the service packs so that you can have the latest fixes and the most up to date software.
Karen Sterkowicz A thought just occurred to me. I note that there is a new 'Calendar' located at the top of the network website now. A quick glance through this calendar indicates that it is really only being used to indicate TCPD sessions and TUG meetings. Would it be possible to have all network 'events' including webinars, anticipated release dates etc. listed on this calendar so that we have a central place to go to find this information? For me, the November Update was sent when I was fully immersed in our season build and member on sale. It would have been given, at best, a cursory glance as I just don't have the time then to read it. If it were in the calendar, I could easily have found the note that April means 15.1 release with a link to Chuck's dev update.
I will pass this feedback along regarding additional uses of the calendar. For the releases I will have to think if there is a way to indicate targeted release time frame. This might be something we can put on the Roadmap section of the website since the official date is not determined until we start into our Beta process. Thanks for the idea Michele. I'll do some thinking about this.