BIX version compatibility
We have applications running Pega 7.1.5 and 7.2 (we are mid-upgrade!) and are looking to set-up BIX to perform extracts on these applications. BIX will be run from the command line, rather than from within the applications themselves.
Is it possible to use the latest BIX distribution (currently 7.2.1) against 7.1.5 and 7.2 applications or would we have to use the same BIX distribution version as the version of the application it is extracting for? In other words, would we have to use a BIX 7.1.5 distribution to extract from Pega 7.1.5 and a BIX 7.2 distribution to extract from Pega 7.2?
Please note... I am only concerned with the command-line extract process and not the rulesets within the applications used for defining the extracts!
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Is it possible to use the latest BIX distribution (currently 7.2.1) against 7.1.5 and 7.2 applications or would we have to use the same BIX distribution version as the version of the application it is extracting for? In other words, would we have to use a BIX 7.1.5 distribution to extract from Pega 7.1.5 and a BIX 7.2 distribution to extract from Pega 7.2?
It is not possible to use the BIX 7.2.1 with Pega 7.2 or 7.1.5. Each version of Pega 7 platform comes with its own version of BIX, which is part of the "additional products" folder of the Pega 7 distribution image. The BIX distribution is a combination of some jars which know how to connect to the PegaRULES database and a set of rules which define the features available and the APIs to call into the Pega 7 platform's engine code. Mix and match of either of these may cause issues.
That said, the script itself (.sh or .bat) is generic and not version dependent. Each version may have introduced new command line options which might not work in earlier versions.