https://community.qlik.com/t5/Suggest-an-Idea/Attunity-Fails-with-Java-Updates-Higher-than-255/idc-p/1782099#M5016 Thu, 11 Feb 2021 19:28:58 GMT Shelley_Brennan 2021-02-11T19:28:58Z https://community.qlik.com/t5/Suggest-an-Idea/Attunity-Fails-with-Java-Updates-Higher-than-255/idi-p/1758474 <P><SPAN class="uiOutputText">We received approval from Itamar to tell our customers that they can upgrade to a higher version of Java then the antiquated version of Java that Attunity ships, with which is Java 6. Java 6 had its last public release with update 41 in February of 2013! Over 7 years ago! One of our (Optim) customers, moved to Java 8 quite some time ago, and is now trying to move to the latest update of Java 8 which is at update numbers higher than 255.&nbsp; This has caused Attunity to raise an exception.</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN class="uiOutputText">&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN class="uiOutputText">For security reasons, our customers are required by their security teams to be at the latest level of all software that is on their systems. I can't imagine how many security updates there have been to Java in the last 7 years. I know that Oracle issues quarterly Critical Patch Updates (CPU) that include many fixes in each.</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN class="uiOutputText">&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN class="uiOutputText">Not being able to handle an update number that is higher than 255 is a defect in the product that needs to be addressed. We need this addressed ASAP and need to know when it will be available as our customers are pressing us for a solution and availability date. Now while doing this, and actually in order to test it,&nbsp; Java 8 will have to be used. So, also bundling Java 8 with Attunity would be the right thing to do. We had requested Attunity to bundle a higher version of Java years ago, but that request was declined.</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN class="uiOutputText">Although we view this as a defect, and opened Case&nbsp;<SPAN>02049289 for it, we were told that this&nbsp;needs to be evaluated by the Product Management team directly, and to open an Idea. So here it is.</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Thanks,</P> <P>Rick Spagna</P> Thu, 05 Nov 2020 17:49:03 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/Suggest-an-Idea/Attunity-Fails-with-Java-Updates-Higher-than-255/idi-p/1758474 Optim-Development 2020-11-05T17:49:03Z https://community.qlik.com/t5/Suggest-an-Idea/Attunity-Fails-with-Java-Updates-Higher-than-255/idc-p/1782099#M5016 Thu, 11 Feb 2021 19:28:58 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/Suggest-an-Idea/Attunity-Fails-with-Java-Updates-Higher-than-255/idc-p/1782099#M5016 Shelley_Brennan 2021-02-11T19:28:58Z