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Upgrading to Citect SCADA 2018

This section describes upgrading the product, and new features introduced in Citect SCADA 2018.

Note: Cross version compatibility is not available for alarms version v7.20 onwards.

When updating the computer with a new product version, backup the existing projects and uninstall the existing installation. Install the new version and restore projects into the new version.

Note: The new version you are installing may have a service pack released. The service pack may have a fix for the automatic upgrade and may be required to be installed before restoring the project. Please refer to the service pack documentation.

Before you review this information, check that you have the necessary hardware and software required to run this version. For detailed information, refer to the Citect SCADA 2018 Installation Guide.

When upgrading to Citect SCADA 2018 you need to consider the following:

Upgrade Method: Depending on whether your system can afford downtime and loss of data, choose an upgrade method: Offline or Online.
Upgrade Path: Upgrade path refers to the number of versions to which you need to upgrade to get from your current version to Citect SCADA 2018. For upgrading to intermediate versions specified in the upgrade path (for example, v7.20 or v2016), refer to the documentation for those versions.

Note: After upgrading to Citect SCADA 2018, you can make use of its Situational Awareness features. For more information, see Configure Your Project.

Note: For instructions related to previous versions of Citect SCADA, such as backing up a or restoring a project, consult the documentation for that version.