Birst Connect

This section contains changes to Birst Connect in Infor Birst for the minor release version 2022.04.

Log4j Update (DPT-6659)

Upgraded log4j to version 2.17.1 for Birst Connect 1 to be consistent with the rest of the application.

Upcoming Java Upgrade for Birst in 2022.06 (DOC-1614)

Birst is planning to upgrade from Java 8 to Java 11 during the 2022.06 release. With this change, users will not be able to launch Birst Connect 1 through Java Web Start.

Note: Users can still connect to Birst Connect 1 using the command line where there is no loss of functionality. See the Running Birst Connect from the Command Line topic in the User Guide for more information.
Caution: 
Users must point both Birst Connect 1 and Birst Connect 2 to Java 11 and use Amazon Corretto 11.x or greater for Java 11.