Conversion Sequence step 4 (see table below)

Over the last few months, we have made changes to InterSystems IRIS to make it easier for you to move from Caché/Ensemble (C/E) to InterSystems IRIS. The most significant adjustments are the re-introduction of non-Unicode databases and the in-place conversion. InterSystems IRIS now fully supports non-Unicode databases with all the functionally that already exists with Caché. The in-place conversion supports an upgradelike process to install InterSystems IRIS right on top of your existing C/E deployments. We call it a “conversion” because it transforms your C/E instance into a true InterSystems IRIS instance.

InterSystems is excited to invite you to our in-place conversion field test program. This program will be active until the end of July and provides you with early access for testing and experiencing your move from C/E to InterSystems IRIS. We have already concluded a limited pre-field test and are pleased that all customers have been able to successfully move their application and convert their existing instances to InterSystems IRIS.

What will you need to participate? InterSystems will give you access to two documents, a special kit of InterSystems IRIS that offers the features for this field test, and of course a license key.

InterSystems IRIS Adoption Guide

The journey begins here, where you can discover the differences between the two product lines and learn all the information you need to port your application to InterSystems IRIS. Once you have your application running on InterSystems IRIS, you can move to the next step. By the way, you don’t need to do anything special to activate the non-Unicode aspect.

InterSystems IRIS Conversion Guide

This document describes, in great detail, all the aspects and considerations for converting a single instance or instances that are part of mirror configurations.

The guides, InterSystems IRIS kit, and license key are available from our WRC download server. Look for the files that have the word “conversion” in the name.

Support for the in-place conversion and non-Unicode support will be released with InterSystems IRIS 2019.1.1 before the summer is over. Please do not use the field test kit to convert production installations.

Please send all feedback to conversionft@intersystems.com, which will route your message straight to the team that will assist you.

We hope to engage with you during this field test and include your feedback in the official release.

IRIS Adoption Initiative - Sequencing

In-place conversions are supported for Caché and Ensemble versions 2016.2 and later.