[xwiki-users] Determining Optimal Migration Path - xwiki-users@xwiki.org

25 Mar 2011

We want to go from version 2.0.2 of XWiki Enterprise to the latest version. We found going
straight from 2.0.2 to 2.7.1 messed up our formatting very badly. We see that we probably
need to go through a migration step-by-step, version-by-version. But, do we need to go
through every single point/maintenance release (e.g., 2.0.3, 2.0.4, etc.) which is
20-something releases, or just each minor (e.g., 2.1, 2.1, 2.3, etc.) release? 

Is there even a shorter migration path with fewer interim versions, hitting just the ones
that make major changes (e.g., database schema and data changes, etc.)? And is there a way
for me to determine that optimal migration path for myself as I get behind in versions? 

We love the product, but we want to just use it, not care and feed it too often, and keep
it updated it when we find time to upgrade.

Thanks,

Jack Piccininni
University of Illinois at Chicago