Testing a New Processing Engine Version

Space Administrators can independently choose for each space what release version of the data loading and processing functionality to use. Birst does not automatically update spaces to use a newer version of the processing engine but encourages customers to upgrade their spaces to take advantage of new features related to the processing engine code. Check the Release Notes for information about the improvements included in a new processing engine version.

To test a new release of the data loading and processing engine

Create a copy of your existing development, test or QA space. See Copying a Space.

Important: Do not use a production space.

Set the Process Engine Version to the desired release on the Modify Properties page under the Manage Space tab in the Admin module.

Kick off your data loading and processing tasks.

Ensure there are no errors by checking the Details link on the Process Data page.

Go to Dashboards and open some dashboards to make sure that data is returned.

Go to Designer or Visualizer and create some new reports to ensure the data you loaded and processed is available.