Programming Compatibility - AT&T MERLIN LEGEND Release 3.1 System Planning Manual

Upgrading to Release 4.0
Compatibility
It is important to understand the compatibility between files created on each of
the different versions of SPM, not only for upgrading, but also for programming.
Table 7 1 summarizes programming compatibility.
Table 7–1. Programming Compatibility
SPM
Version
1.13
1.16
2.09
2.16
3.18
4.15
1.16
2.09
2.16
3.18
4.15
2.09
2.16
3.18
4.15
2.16
3.18
4.15
3.18
4.15
4.15
* The backup file must be converted before it is restored.
Program
Backup on 1.0
1.0 yes
1.0 yes
1.0 yes
1.0 yes
1.0 yes
1.0 yes
1.1 no
1.1 no
1.1 no
1.1 no
1.1 no
2.0 no
2.0 no
2.0 no
2.0 no
2.1 no
2.1 no
2.1 no
3.0 no
3.0 no
4.0 no
Restore on
1.1 2.0/ 3.0
2.1
no no no
yes no no
yes yes* no
yes yes* no
yes yes* yes*
yes yes* yes*
yes no no
yes yes* no
yes yes* no
yes yes* yes*
yes yes* yes*
no yes no
no yes no
no yes yes*
no yes yes*
no yes no
no yes yes*
no yes yes*
no no yes
no no yes
no no no
4.0
no
no
no
no
no
yes*
no
no
no
no
yes*
no
no
no
yes*
no
no
yes*
no
yes*
yes
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Upgrading