Platform Compatibility Roadmap
As we develop WEBCON BPS, we strive to march in lockstep alongside other platform products, i.e. Windows Server, SQL, SharePoint, etc.
We do our best to maintain backward compatibility with older versions of these platforms to accommodate our diverse client base and their preferences. However, as the publishers end support for their aging products, so must we.
It’s not all doom and gloom, though—as we say goodbye to discontinued software, we welcome the new possibilities offered by brand-new platforms.
To ensure no one is left in the dark and to give everyone ample time to plan and jump to newer versions, we prepared this handy Roadmap for future platform compatibility. The table shows what components are currently supported for WEBCON BPS 2022, 2023, and 2024, and when we plan to end support for them. The penultimate section shows the minimum platform version required for WEBCON BPS 2025 at launch (please note that SharePoint and Windows Server will also need versions compatible with one another). The last section summarizes our plans for the future version WEBCON BPS 2026 R1.
Please note that each major release of the platform is supported for 18 months for bug/error fixes and improvements and each major release of the platform is also supported for 24 months for high and critical security fixes. For more information, click here: WEBCON BPS development support policy.
NOTE: Starting with version 2027 R1, WEBCON will begin systematically removing database tables with the Dic prefix in their names. This process will continue in future versions after 2027 R1.
| BPS 2023 | BPS 2024 R1 |
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WEBCON 2026 R2 (Future version) |
WEBCON 2027 R1 (Future version) |
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| Standard SWE and SWC Web Parts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Classic Form Display mode | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Vacation (absence) Web Part | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Substitutions Web Part | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Word templates created using the Add-In in version 2017.1 and lower | Supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| Workflows Audit and Analysis available from Workflow designer in Designer Studio | Available | Not available (replaced with Advanced Analytics Framework functionality) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Form subtypes | Available | Not available (functionality can be replaced with a standard dropdown form field and by configuring appropriate business rules) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Public link | - | As announced, available only in the subscription model based on Single-Use Access License | As announced, available only in the subscription model based on Single-Use Access License | As announced, available only in the subscription model based on Single-Use Access License | As announced, available only in the subscription model based on Single-Use Access License | As announced, available only in the subscription model based on Single-Use Access License |
| Searching structures | Available | Available | Available | Removed | Removed | Removed |
| Anomalies and Suggested reports | Available | Available | Available | Available | Removed | Removed |
| Outlook Classic Add-In – 32-bit version | Supported | Not supported (64-bit version of MS Outlook must be used) | Not supported (64-bit version of MS Outlook must be used) | Not supported (64-bit version of MS Outlook must be used) | Not supported (64-bit version of MS Outlook must be used) | Not supported (64-bit version of MS Outlook must be used) |
| SOAP API | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Public REST API 1.0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Public REST API 2.0 | Removed | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Public REST API 3.0 | Deprecated | Removed | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Public REST API 4.0 | Supported | Deprecated | Removed | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Public REST API 5.0 | - | Supported | Deprecated | Removed | Removed | Removed |
| Public REST API 6.0 | - | - | Supported | Deprecated | Deprecated | Deprecated |
| Public REST API 7.0 | - | - | - | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Choose Path (List/SQL) Actions | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sign an attachment with Cosign Action | Defunct | Will be removed in version 2025 R1 | Removed | Removed | Removed | Removed |
| Substitution type MSSQL Data Source | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Administrative logs |
AdminServiceLogs AdminWFEventLogs UsageLogs AdminAPILogs AdminDebugLogs AdminFileProcessingLogs AdminHotMailboxLogs AdminPluginLogs |
AdminServiceLogs AdminWFEventLogs UsageLogs AdminAPILogs AdminDebugLogs AdminFileProcessingLogs AdminHotMailboxLogs AdminPluginLogs |
AdminServiceLogs AdminWFEventLogs UsageLogs AdminAPILogs AdminDebugLogs AdminFileProcessingLogs AdminHotMailboxLogs AdminPluginLogs AdminUdaLogs |
AdminServiceLogs AdminWFEventLogs UsageLogs AdminAPILogs AdminDebugLogs AdminFileProcessingLogs AdminHotMailboxLogs AdminPluginLogs AdminUdaLogs Infrastructure.Logs (BPS Config by default) |
AdminServiceLogs AdminWFEventLogs UsageLogs AdminAPILogs AdminDebugLogs AdminFileProcessingLogs AdminHotMailboxLogs AdminPluginLogs AdminUdaLogs Infrastructure.Logs (BPS Config by default) |
AdminServiceLogs AdminWFEventLogs UsageLogs AdminAPILogs AdminDebugLogs AdminFileProcessingLogs AdminHotMailboxLogs AdminPluginLogs AdminUdaLogs Infrastructure.Logs (BPS Config by default) |
| Logging in Event Viewer | YES | YES | YES | Optional (enabled by default) | Optional (enabled by default) | Optional (enabled by default) |
| SQL Server | version 2014 and newer | version 2016 and newer (database set to compatibility level 120) |
version 2016 and newer (database set to compatibility level 130 or newer supported) |
version 2019 and newer (database set to compatibility level 150 or newer supported) ** |
version 2019 and newer (database set to compatibility level 150 or newer supported) ** |
version 2019 and newer (database set to compatibility level 150 or newer supported) ** |
| Solr Server | version 8.11 | version 9.10 | version 9.10 | version 9.10 | version 9.10 | version 9.10 |
| SharePoint Foundation | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SharePoint Server | version 2016, 2019 (for BPS SharePoint modern installation) |
version 2016, 2019 (for BPS SharePoint modern installation) |
version 2016, 2019 (for BPS SharePoint modern installation) |
Not supported (all installations must be reconfigured to BPS Standalone version) |
Not supported (all installations must be reconfigured to BPS Standalone version) |
Not supported (all installations must be reconfigured to BPS Standalone version) |
| Windows Server | version 2016 or later | version 2016 or later | version 2016 or later | version 2016 or later | version 2016 or later | version 2016 or later |
| Browser | Chrome, Edge, Safari, Mozilla | Chrome, Edge, Safari, Mozilla | Chrome, Edge, Safari, Mozilla | Chrome, Edge, Safari, Mozilla | Chrome, Edge, Safari, Mozilla | Chrome, Edge, Safari, Mozilla |
| IE Support | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Exchange (HotMailBox/calendar) | version 2016, 2019 or o365 | version 2016, 2019 or o365 | version 2016, 2019 or o365 | version 2016, 2019 or o365 | version 2016, 2019 or o365 | version 2016, 2019 or o365 |
| Mobile application WEBCON BPS 2022 |
Incompatible with WEBCON BPS 2023 R3 and higher | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| New mobile application WEBCON |
Android 10 or later iOS 16 or later |
Android 10 or later iOS 16 or later |
Android 10 or later iOS 16 or later |
Android 10 or later iOS 16 or later |
Android 11 or later iOS 16 or later |
Android 11 or later iOS 16 or later |
| .NET | .NET 6 | .NET 8.0 | .NET 8.0 | .NET 9.0 | .NET 10.0 | .NET 10.0 |
| WEBCON BPS Components | Platforms and browsers |
* – The Substitution type for MSSQL data sources was discontinued in WEBCON BPS 2022. After the upgrade, any existing sources that use this type will revert to regular MSSQL data sources, and the substitution section in Global parameters of the System settings will be toggled off by default. We will provide REST API to connect to external sources for substitution data.
** – For SQL Server 2019, the system requires Cumulative Update 29 (CU29) provided by Microsoft. The installer automatically checks whether this update is present and prevents the installation from proceeding if it is not detected.
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