7.1 To 7.2

Upgrading a custom CMS from using Hippo CMS release 7.1 to 7.2

New in version:7.2

Below you find a list of upgrade steps. If your project includes some specialities you may have to do some extra steps. You can ask your questions on the Hippo CMS forum.

	Back Up The Repository	Create a backup of your repository to make sure that nothing is lost in the automated upgrade by the 7.2 repository.
	Upgrade The Maven Pom Files.	Update version numbers in the project pom.
	Upgrade Project Content	How to upgrade the initialization xml and cnd files to 7.2. These are the files containing initial content, document types and templates.
	Upgrade The CND Files	Update namespace declarations in CND files.
	Synchronize Indexing Configuration	The default indexing configuration has changed. If you created your own configuration, make sure that it is compatible with the 7.2.
	Prepare Production Upgrade	Create an upgrade path for a deployed CMS. Whereas content and templates are upgraded by the repository itself, the configuration tree will likely need some re-initialization.
	HST Configuration Editor Upgrade	Re-initialize the HST Configuration Editor.

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