Recommendation for changeover to FirstSpirit 5.2

If an update is to be made from the last release version of FirstSpirit 5.1 to Version 5.2, a new FirstSpirit Server Version 5.2 should be installed first.

Existing projects must then be moved individually from the “old” Server to the “new” Server using export/import (e.g. export the project from one FirstSpirit Server with the last release version of Version 5.1 and import into the new installed FirstSpirit Server Version 5.2) and the projects on the “new” server then adjusted to new or modified functions according to the FirstSpirit Release Notes for Version 5.2.

If FirstSpirit CorporateContent (formerly “FirstSpirit Package Management”) is used, exporting and subsequently importing the projects results in the loss of all package information (see Documentation for FirstSpirit CorporateContent, “Export/Import” chapter). In this case, an “inplace upgrade” can be made. However, this should NOT be performed without the support of Crownpeak.

Only updates from the last released version of FirstSpirit 5.1 to version 5.2 are supported. In principle, it is still possible to perform an update from other FirstSpirit versions, but this process is not supported directly.

Similarly, it is still possible – in principle – to downgrade from version 5.2 to the last release version of FirstSpirit 5.1, although this process is not directly supported either. In such cases, please contact Crownpeak directly.