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Blackbaud NetCommunity 6.10 Release Information

Posted: Jun 18, 2009 by Dan Cobb
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As many of you know, the Blackbaud NetCommunity 6.10 and Online Campus Community 3.11 releases are just around the corner. I wanted to take a few minutes to highlight the key considerations before you update.

Do NOT update to version 6.10 at this time if:

  • You have any additional modules such as eStore, Online Application, Custom Form Builder, or any other custom parts. To check the compatibility of these parts please see BB572510.
  • You are using The Raiser's Edge and are not updating to The Raiser's Edge 7.91 at this time.  Please review Important Changes in The Raiser's Edge 7.91.

If you are not hosted by Blackbaud OnDemand:

  • You must register for the Blackbaud Payment Service to use Blackbaud NetCommunity 6.10. When version 6.10 is released, please review the Update and New Features Guide for more information.
  • You must update to The Raiser's Edge 7.91 immediately after updating to Blackbaud NetCommunity 6.10.
  • If you are installing Blackbaud NetCommunity on Windows Server 2008 (IIS 7), you must install the IIS 6 Compatibility components.
  • Version 6.10 does not support Windows Server 2000 or SQL Server 2000.
  • Version 6.10 supports SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2005. SQL Server 2005 will no longer be supported as of our fourth quarter release.
  • To access your website's administration, you must use Internet Explorer 7/8 or Firefox 3 browsers.
  • In order to track referrer URLs for Google Analytics and other analytic solutions, we changed how the script must be configured. The URL tracked for each page in your analytics solution will change.  For more information, please refer to the Update and New Features Guide when the release is available.
  • You must update to Blackbaud NetCommunity 6.10 from version 5.0 or higher.  If you are not on version 5.0 or higher, you must update to version 5.6, which will be available on the Blackbaud NetCommunity 6.10 download page.
  • If you do not have Microsoft .Net 3.5 installed, you must be connected to the Internet during the installation process. If you cannot connect to the Internet, download and install Microsoft .Net 3.5 Full Install before beginning the installation process.

If Blackbaud NetCommunity is hosted by Blackbaud OnDemand and The Raiser's Edge is not:

  • You will automatically be registered for the Blackbaud Payment Service, which is required by Blackbaud NetCommunity 6.10. When the release is available for download, review the Update and New Features Guide for more information.
  • You must update to The Raiser's Edge 7.91 immediately following the update to Blackbaud NetCommunity 6.10.
  • If you are installing Blackbaud NetCommunity on Windows Server 2008 (IIS 7), you must install the IIS 6 Compatibility components.
  • To access your website's administration, you must use Internet Explorer 7/8 or Firefox 3 browsers.
  • In order to track referrer URLs for Google Analytics and other analytic solutions, we changed how the script must be configured.  This means the URL tracked for each page in your analytics solution will change.  For more information, refer to the Update and New Features Guide when the release is available for download.
  • You must update to Blackbaud NetCommunity 6.10 from version 5.0 or higher.  If you are not on version 5.0 or higher you must update to version 5.6, which will be available on the 6.10 download page.
  • If you do not have Microsoft .Net 3.5 installed, you must be connected to the Internet during the installation process. If you cannot connect to the Internet, download and install Microsoft .Net 3.5 Full Install before beginning the installation process.

If both Blackbaud NetCommunity and The Raiser's Edge are hosted by Blackbaud OnDemand:

  • You will automatically be registered for the Blackbaud Payment Service which Blackbaud NetCommunity 6.10 requires. When the release is available, please review the Update and New Features Guide for more information.
  • You will be updated to The Raiser's Edge 7.91 immediately following the update to Blackbaud NetCommunity 6.10.
  • To access your website's administration, you must use Internet Explorer 7/8 or Firefox 3 browsers.
  • In order to track referrer URLs for Google Analytics and other analytic solutions we changed how the script must be configured.  This means the URL tracked for each page in your analytics solution will change.  For more information, refer to the Update and New Features Guide when the release is available.
  • You will no longer be able to use ICVerify as a payment processor for The Raiser's Edge.
  • You will be contacted with your scheduled update date.

Please review these considerations carefully before downloading or updating to version 6.10.  If you have any questions, create a case and an analyst will be glad to help you.