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2624265 - Migration from SAP PowerBuilder/InfoMaker 12.6to Appeon PowerBuilder/InfoMaker 2017
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TypeSAP Note

Language

EnglishMaster Language

EnglishPriority

Recommendations / Additional Info

Category

Release planning information

Released On

27.03.2018

Release Status Released for Customer
Component

BC-SYB-PB ( Powerbuilder )Please find the original document at https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/ 2624265

Symptom
Customer wants to migrate from SAP PowerBuilder/InfoMaker 12.6 to Appeon PowerBuilder/InfoMaker
2017

Reason and PrerequisitesIn 2016 SAP entered into a partnership with Appeon to safeguard the future of existing customer investments
in PowerBuilder and InfoMaker. Since June 2017 a new generation of PowerBuilder and InfoMaker isavailable from Appeon. The new product is called "Appeon PowerBuilder 2017". It offers multiple newfeatures including support of Windows 10 (more details: see
https://www.appeon.com/products/power-builder/powerbuilder-upgrade-benefits.html).
Appeon is supporting and maintaining Appeon PowerBuilder/InfoMaker 2017 and later, but Appeon cannot
provide patches for older SAP PowerBuilder/InfoMaker versions. Therefore, Appeon cannot offer
maintenance for SAP PowerBuilder/InfoMaker 12.6 and earlier versions.
Customers wishing to migrate to Appeon PowerBuilder/InfoMaker 2017 require a new contractual agreement
directly with Appeon (www.appeon.com ). Upgrades to Appeon PowerBuilder 2017 are not included under
Sybase or SAP maintenance contracts because this is a new product which is independently created andowned by Appeon.

SolutionAppeon PowerBuilder/InfoMaker 2017 is based on the SAP PowerBuilder/InfoMaker 12.6 source code. As
such, most customers on SAP PowerBuilder/InfoMaker 12.6 should require only minimal code changes (ifany) during the migration to Appeon PowerBuilder/InfoMaker 2017. Regression testing will be the primaryeffort.
However, some features are discontinued in Appeon PowerBuilder 2017 (like EAServer, WinForm andWPF/WCF projects). Customers must remediate the usage of these features in their existing PowerBuilder
version before migrating to Appeon PowerBuilder 2017. Appeon PowerBuilder 2017 contains a Migration
Assistant that identifies the potential usage of such features. Furthermore, the following resources areavailable to help you migrate to Appeon PowerBuilder/InfoMaker 2017:
Appeon PowerBuilder 2017 Migration Guide:
https://www.appeon.com/support/documents/appeon_online_help/pb2017r2/migrating_pb_apps/
Appeon PowerBuilder 2017 Migration Video: https://youtu.be/1qhbFDJvx3M
Technical Q&A on Appeon Community: https://community.appeon.com© 2018 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved

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Online ordering of Appeon PowerBuilder/InfoMaker: https://www.appeon.com/pricing.html (If you are
not able to enter your order online, you can contact Appeon's sales staff (mailto:sales@appeon.com)
for instructions how to place an offline order or referral to an authorized reseller.)

Other Components
Component

Description

BC-SYB-IM

InfoMaker

This document refers toSAP Note/KBA

Title

2482456

PowerBuilder 12.6 / InfoMaker 12.6: No Maintenance Renewals beyond June 2018

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