Lifecycle Policy

This article outlines the major version lifecycle policies for Mobile WMS for Business Central (Cloud and On-Prem)

Every 6-month Microsoft will release a "major" version of Business Central, also known as "Spring" (March) and "Fall" (October).

This lifecycle policies are based on major versions. See more: Version numbers in Business Central

What it means to be in an active lifecycle ✔️

Both new features and bug fixes are released
Documentation is maintained

What it means to be out of lifecycle ❌

No more features or bug fixes are released
Support hours that was otherwise free, may be now be billed
Documentation may no longer fully match your experience

Lifecycle policy rules

Cloud installed from AppSource

When Mobile WMS is installed from AppSource updates are available for the most recent major BC version from production servers (current Microsoft 6-month April/Oct. cycle).

Updates may be available for an additional 0-6 months for the “outdated” major version following the start of a new major cycle (April/Oct.)
However, this is not guaranteed as breaking changes in standard Business Central may prevent us from uploading versions for earlier majors to AppSource for validation

On-prem

When Mobile WMS is installed On-prem updates are available at least two years after the initial “major” version release.
This follows the Microsoft "6+12 months" maintenance cycle for a major release + additional 6-months support for Mobile WMS.

Some older Mobile WMS "major" versions have had their maintenance cycle extended beyond this. Please refer to the table and chart below

Rules overview

Major Version	Mobile WMS lifecycle rule	MS end-date	Resulting Mobile WMS end-date
13	Six months after the release of this article	April 2020	Oct. 2022 ^{Extended 1y}
14 -18	When MS ends 14 lifecycle ^{(BC14 is the last C/AL version)}	Oct. 2023	Oct. 2023 ^{Same as MS}
19 - and going forward	Two years after the initial “major” release	(Multiple. See overview)	MS end-date +6M ^{Extending MS by 6 months}