The following section describes the technologies supported by previous versions of EBS
4.49
EBS version 4.49 is due for release in Q4 2025.
The technologies planned for support by EBS version 4.49 are listed in the following table.
| Infrastructure type | Component | Application | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Application server |
Operating System (OS) |
Windows Server 2025 Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016 |
- |
|
Database Client |
SQL Server Client Tools |
- |
|
|
Microsoft IIS |
Web Server role |
For each EBS application server hosting websites. |
|
|
Microsoft PowerShell |
Version 4 or later |
- |
|
|
.Net Framework compatibility |
.Net 4.8.1 .Net 4.8 |
- |
|
|
Database server |
Operating System (OS) |
Windows Server 2025 Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016 |
Refer to database vendor for support. |
|
Database and SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) |
SQL Server 2022 SQL Server 2019 SQL Server 2017 SQL Server 2016 |
Either Standard or Enterprise edition licenses can be used depending upon the level of resilience required. SQL Server Collation should be set to Latin1_General_CI_AS. It is recommended that the drives that hold data and logs be formatted to use 64K unit allocation sizing. Windows 2016 is the minimum operating system for SQL Server 2019. CU2 (Cumulative Update 2) or higher is required for SQL Server 2019. Refer to Database Platform for more information about a known issue with SQL Server 2019 CU9, CU10, CU11 and CU12. |
|
|
Desktop or Client |
Operating System (OS) |
Windows 11 Windows 10 |
Windows 10 - October 2025 Microsoft end of life. |
|
Microsoft |
Microsoft Access or Microsoft Access Runtime |
Required for English institutions wishing to import LARS Learning Aims data from the LARS .mdb database provided by the Employment and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). |
|
|
Microsoft Office Compatibility (Excel and Word integration) |
365 2019 2016 |
Office 2016 and 2019 Microsoft extended support ends October 2025. |
|
|
.Net Framework compatibility |
.Net 4.8.1 .Net 4.8 |
- |
De-support notices for 4.49:
-
Old staff Markbook Verification screen will be de-supported in 4.49 following the release of a replacement screen in 4.46. This will see the old staff Markbook fully de-supported.
-
Old learner Absence Reporting screen will be de-supported in 4.49 following the release of a replacement screen in 4.45.
4.48
EBS version 4.48 is due for release in June 2025.
The technologies planned for support by EBS version 4.48 are listed in the following table.
| Infrastructure type | Component | Application | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Application server |
Operating System (OS) |
Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016 |
- |
|
Database Client |
SQL Server Client Tools |
- |
|
|
Microsoft IIS |
Web Server role |
For each EBS application server hosting websites. |
|
|
Microsoft PowerShell |
Version 4 or later |
- |
|
|
.Net Framework compatibility |
.Net 4.8.1 .Net 4.8 |
- |
|
|
Database server |
Operating System (OS) |
Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016 |
Refer to database vendor for support. |
|
Database and SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) |
SQL Server 2022 SQL Server 2019 SQL Server 2017 SQL Server 2016 |
Either Standard or Enterprise edition licenses can be used depending upon the level of resilience required. SQL Server Collation should be set to Latin1_General_CI_AS. It is recommended that the drives that hold data and logs be formatted to use 64K unit allocation sizing. Windows 2016 is the minimum operating system for SQL Server 2019. CU2 (Cumulative Update 2) or higher is required for SQL Server 2019. Refer to Database Platform for more information about a known issue with SQL Server 2019 CU9, CU10, CU11 and CU12. |
|
|
Desktop or Client |
Operating System (OS) |
Windows 11 Windows 10 |
Windows 10 - October 2025 Microsoft end of life. |
|
Microsoft |
Microsoft Access or Microsoft Access Runtime |
Required for English institutions wishing to import LARS Learning Aims data from the LARS .mdb database provided by the Employment and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). |
|
|
Microsoft Office Compatibility (Excel and Word integration) |
365 2019 2016 |
Office 2016 and 2019 Microsoft extended support ends October 2025. |
|
|
.Net Framework compatibility |
.Net 4.8.1 .Net 4.8 |
- |
De-support notices for 4.48:
-
Old staff Markbook
4.47
EBS version 4.47 was released in March 2025.
The technologies planned for support by EBS version 4.47 are listed in the following table.
| Infrastructure type | Component | Application | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Application server |
Operating System (OS) |
Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2022 |
- |
|
Database Client |
SQL Server Client Tools |
- |
|
|
Microsoft IIS |
Web Server role |
For each EBS application server hosting websites. |
|
|
Microsoft PowerShell |
Version 4 or later |
- |
|
|
.Net Framework compatibility |
.Net 4.8 .Net 4.8.1 |
- |
|
|
Database server |
Operating System (OS) |
Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2022 |
Refer to database vendor for support. |
|
Database and SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) |
SQL Server 2016 SQL Server 2017 SQL Server 2019 SQL Server 2022 |
Either Standard or Enterprise edition licenses can be used depending upon the level of resilience required. SQL Server Collation should be set to Latin1_General_CI_AS. It is recommended that the drives that hold data and logs be formatted to use 64K unit allocation sizing. Windows 2016 is the minimum operating system for SQL Server 2019. CU2 (Cumulative Update 2) or higher is required for SQL Server 2019. Refer to Database Platform for more information about a known issue with SQL Server 2019 CU9, CU10, CU11 and CU12. |
|
|
Desktop or Client |
Operating System (OS) |
Windows 10 Windows 11 |
Windows 10 - October 2025 Microsoft end of life. |
|
Microsoft |
Microsoft Access or Microsoft Access Runtime |
Required for English institutions wishing to import LARS Learning Aims data from the LARS .mdb database provided by the Employment and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). |
|
|
Microsoft Office Compatibility (Excel and Word integration) |
2016 2019 365 |
Office 2016 and 2019 Microsoft extended support ends October 2025. |
|
|
.Net Framework compatibility |
.Net 4.8 .Net 4.8.1 |
- |
There are no de-support items for 4.47.
4.46
EBS version 4.46 was released in November 2024.
The technologies planned for support by EBS version 4.46 are listed in the following table.
| Infrastructure type | Component | Application | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Application server |
Operating System (OS) |
Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2022 |
- |
|
Database Client |
SQL Server Client Tools |
- |
|
|
Microsoft IIS |
Web Server role |
For each EBS application server hosting websites. |
|
|
Microsoft PowerShell |
Version 4 or later |
- |
|
|
.Net Framework compatibility |
.Net 4.8 .Net 4.8.1 |
- |
|
|
Database server |
Operating System (OS) |
Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2022 |
Refer to database vendor for support. |
|
Database and SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) |
SQL Server 2016 SQL Server 2017 SQL Server 2019 SQL Server 2022 |
Either Standard or Enterprise edition licenses can be used depending upon the level of resilience required. SQL Server Collation should be set to Latin1_General_CI_AS. It is recommended that the drives that hold data and logs be formatted to use 64K unit allocation sizing. Windows 2016 is the minimum operating system for SQL Server 2019. CU2 (Cumulative Update 2) or higher is required for SQL Server 2019. Refer to Database Platform for more information about a known issue with SQL Server 2019 CU9, CU10, CU11 and CU12. |
|
|
Desktop or Client |
Operating System (OS) |
Windows 10 Windows 11 |
Windows 10 - October 2025 Microsoft end of life. |
|
Microsoft |
Microsoft Access or Microsoft Access Runtime |
Required for English institutions wishing to import LARS Learning Aims data from the LARS .mdb database provided by the Employment and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). |
|
|
Microsoft Office Compatibility (Excel and Word integration) |
2016 2019 365 |
Office 2016 and 2019 Microsoft extended support ends October 2025. |
|
|
.Net Framework compatibility |
.Net 4.8 .Net 4.8.1 |
- |
There are no de-support items for 4.46.
4.45
EBS version 4.45 was released in June 2024.
The technologies supported by EBS version 4.45 are listed in the following table.
| Infrastructure type | Component | Application | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application server | Operating System (OS) | Windows Server 2016 | - |
| Windows Server 2019 | |||
| Windows Server 2022 | |||
| Database Client | SQL Server Client Tools | - | |
| Microsoft IIS | Web Server role | For each EBS application server hosting websites. | |
| Microsoft PowerShell | Version 4 or later | - | |
| .Net Framework compatibility | .Net 4.8 | - | |
| .Net 4.8.1 | - | ||
| Database server | OS | Windows Server 2016 | Refer to database vendor for support. |
| Windows Server 2019 | |||
| Windows Server 2022 | |||
| Database and SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) | SQL Server 2016 |
Either Standard or Enterprise edition licenses can be used depending upon the level of resilience required. SQL Server Collation should be set to Latin1_General_CI_AS. It is recommended that the drives that hold data and logs be formatted to use 64K unit allocation sizing. Windows 2016 is the minimum operating system for SQL Server 2019. CU2 (Cumulative Update 2) or higher is required for SQL Server 2019. Refer to Database Platform for more information about a known issue with SQL Server 2019 CU9, CU10, CU11 and CU12. |
|
| SQL Server 2017 | |||
| SQL Server 2019 | |||
| SQL Server 2022 | |||
| Desktop or Client | OS | Windows 10 | October 2025 Microsoft end of life. |
| Windows 11 | |||
| Microsoft | Microsoft Access or Microsoft Access Runtime | Required for English institutions wishing to import LARS Learning Aims data from the LARS .mdb database provided by the Employment and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). | |
| Microsoft Office Compatibility (Excel and Word integration) | 2016 | Office 2016 and 2019 Microsoft extended support ends October 2025. | |
| 2019 | |||
| 365 | |||
| .Net Framework compatibility | .Net 4.8 | - | |
| .Net 4.8.1 | - |
There are no de-support notices for 4.45:
4.44
EBS version 4.44 was released in April 2024.
The technologies supported by EBS version 4.44 are listed in the following table.
| Infrastructure type | Component | Application | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application server | Operating System (OS) | Windows Server 2016 | - |
| Windows Server 2019 | |||
| Windows Server 2022 | |||
| Database Client | SQL Server Client Tools | - | |
| Microsoft IIS | Web Server role |
For each EBS application server hosting websites. Minimum Version 10 |
|
| Microsoft PowerShell | Version 4 or later | - | |
| .Net Framework compatibility | .Net 4.8 | - | |
| .Net 4.8.1 | - | ||
| Database server | OS | Windows Server 2016 | Refer to database vendor for support. |
| Windows Server 2019 | |||
| Windows Server 2022 | |||
| Database and SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) | SQL Server 2016 |
Either Standard or Enterprise edition licenses can be used depending upon the level of resilience required. SQL Server Collation should be set to Latin1_General_CI_AS. It is recommended that the drives that hold data and logs be formatted to use 64K unit allocation sizing. CU2 (Cumulative Update 2) or higher is required for SQL Server 2019. Refer to Database Platform for more information about a known issue with SQL Server 2019 CU9, CU10, CU11 and CU12. |
|
| SQL Server 2017 | |||
| SQL Server 2019 | |||
| SQL Server 2022 | |||
| Desktop or Client | OS | Windows 10 | - |
| Windows 11 | |||
| Microsoft | Microsoft Access or Microsoft Access Runtime | Required for English institutions wishing to import LARS Learning Aims data from the LARS .mdb database provided by the Employment and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). | |
| Microsoft Office Compatibility (Excel and Word integration) | 2016 | Office 2010 (SP2) Microsoft support ends October 2020. | |
| 2019 | |||
| 365 | |||
| .Net Framework compatibility | .Net 4.8 | - | |
| .Net 4.8.1 | - |
There are no de-support notices for 4.44:
4.43
EBS version 4.43 was released in October 2023.
The technologies supported by EBS version 4.43 are listed in the following table.
| Infrastructure type | Component | Application | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application server | Operating System (OS) | Windows Server 2016 | - |
| Windows Server 2019 | |||
| Windows Server 2022 | |||
| Database Client | SQL Server Client Tools | - | |
| Microsoft IIS | Web Server role | For each EBS application server hosting websites. | |
| Microsoft PowerShell | Version 4 or later | - | |
| .Net Framework compatibility | .Net 4.8 | - | |
| .Net 4.8.1 | - | ||
| Database server | OS | Windows Server 2016 | Refer to database vendor for support. |
| Windows Server 2019 | |||
| Windows Server 2022 | |||
| Database and SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) | SQL Server 2016 |
Either Standard or Enterprise edition licenses can be used depending upon the level of resilience required. SQL Server Collation should be set to Latin1_General_CI_AS. It is recommended that the drives that hold data and logs be formatted to use 64K unit allocation sizing. Windows 2016 is the minimum operating system for SQL Server 2019. CU2 (Cumulative Update 2) or higher is required for SQL Server 2019. Refer to Database Platform for more information about a known issue with SQL Server 2019 CU9, CU10, CU11 and CU12. |
|
| SQL Server 2017 | |||
| SQL Server 2019 | |||
| SQL Server 2022 | |||
| Desktop or Client | OS | Windows 10 | - |
| Windows 11 | |||
| Microsoft | Microsoft Access or Microsoft Access Runtime | Required for English institutions wishing to import LARS Learning Aims data from the LARS .mdb database provided by the Employment and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). | |
| Microsoft Office Compatibility (Excel and Word integration) | 2016 | Office 2010 (SP2) Microsoft support ends October 2020. | |
| 2019 | |||
| 365 | |||
| .Net Framework compatibility | .Net 4.8 | - | |
| .Net 4.8.1 | - |
De-support notices for 4.43:
-
To be confirmed
4.42
EBS version 4.42 was released in June 2023.
The technologies supported by EBS version 4.42 are listed in the following table.
| Infrastructure type | Component | Application | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application server | Operating System (OS) | Windows Server 2016 | - |
| Windows Server 2019 | |||
| Windows Server 2022 | |||
| Database Client | SQL Server Client Tools | - | |
| Microsoft IIS | Web Server role | For each EBS application server hosting websites. | |
| Microsoft PowerShell | Version 4 or later | - | |
| .Net Framework compatibility | .Net 4.8 | - | |
| .Net 4.8.1 | - | ||
| Database server | OS | Windows Server 2012 R2 | Refer to database vendor for support. |
| Windows Server 2016 | |||
| Windows Server 2019 | |||
| Database | SQL Server 2016 |
Either Standard or Enterprise edition licenses can be used depending upon the level of resilience required. SQL Server Collation should be set to Latin1_General_CI_AS. It is recommended that the drives that hold data and logs be formatted to use 64K unit allocation sizing. Windows 2016 is the minimum operating system for SQL Server 2019. CU2 (Cumulative Update 2) or higher is required for SQL Server 2019. Refer to Database Platform for more information about a known issue with SQL Server 2019 CU9, CU10, CU11 and CU12. |
|
| SQL Server 2017 | |||
| SQL Server 2019 | |||
| SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) | SQL Server 2016 | Windows 2016 is the minimum operating system for SQL Server SSRS 2019. | |
| SQL Server 2017 | |||
| SQL Server 2019 | |||
| Desktop or Client. | OS | Windows 10 | - |
| Windows 11 | |||
| Microsoft | Microsoft Access or Microsoft Access Runtime | Required for English institutions wishing to import LARS Learning Aims data from the LARS .mdb database provided by the Employment and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). | |
| Microsoft Office Compatibility (Excel and Word integration) | 2016 | Office 2010 (SP2) Microsoft support ends October 2020. | |
| 2019 | |||
| 365 | |||
| .Net Framework compatibility | .Neil 4.8 | - | |
| .Net 4.8.1 | - |
De-support notices for 4.42:
-
To be confirmed
4.41
EBS version 4.41 was released in March 2023.
The technologies supported by EBS version 4.41 are listed in the following table.
| Infrastructure type | Component | Application | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application server | Operating System (OS) | Windows Server 2016 | - |
| Windows Server 2019 | |||
| Windows Server 2022 | |||
| Database Client | SQL Server Client Tools | - | |
| Microsoft IIS | Web Server role | For each EBS application server hosting websites. | |
| Microsoft PowerShell | Version 4 or later | - | |
| .Net Framework compatibility | .Net 4.8 | - | |
| .Net 4.8.1 | - | ||
| Database server | OS | Windows Server 2016 | Refer to database vendor for support. |
| Windows Server 2019 | |||
| Windows Server 2022 | |||
| Database | SQL Server 2016 |
Either Standard or Enterprise edition licenses can be used depending upon the level of resilience required. SQL Server Collation should be set to Latin1_General_CI_AS. It is recommended that the drives that hold data and logs be formatted to use 64K unit allocation sizing. Windows 2016 is the minimum operating system for SQL Server 2019. CU2 (Cumulative Update 2) or higher is required for SQL Server 2019. Refer to Database Platform for more information about a known issue with SQL Server 2019 CU9, CU10, CU11 and CU12. |
|
| SQL Server 2017 | |||
| SQL Server 2019 | |||
| SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) | SQL Server 2016 | Windows 2016 is the minimum operating system for SQL Server SSRS 2019. | |
| SQL Server 2017 | |||
| SQL Server 2019 | |||
| Desktop or Client | OS | Windows 10 | - |
| Windows 11 | |||
| Microsoft | Microsoft Access or Microsoft Access Runtime | Required for English institutions wishing to import LARS Learning Aims data from the LARS .mdb database provided by the Employment and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). | |
| Microsoft Office Compatibility (Excel and Word integration) | 2016 | ||
| 2019 | |||
| 365 | |||
| . Net Framework compatibility | .Net 4.8 | - | |
| .Net 4.8.1 | - |
De-support notices for 4.41:
-
Oracle Database - future EBS releases can only be installed on a SQL Server database. Please prepare to migrate from Oracle to SQL Server.
-
Windows Server 2012 R2 - Application Server Operating System (OS)
-
ILP (Ontrack Teaching and Learning) - replaced by Ontrack Hub ILP
4.40
EBS version 4.40 was released in October 2022.
The technologies supported by EBS version 4.40 are listed in the following table.
| Infrastructure type | Component | Application | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application server | Operating System (OS) | Windows Server 2012 R2 | - |
| Windows Server 2016 | |||
| Windows Server 2019 | |||
| Windows Server 2022 | |||
| Database Client | SQL Server Client Tools | - | |
| Oracle 12c x64 | |||
| Microsoft IIS | Web Server role | For each EBS application server hosting websites. | |
| Microsoft PowerShell | Version 4 or later | - | |
| .Net Framework compatibility | .Net 4.8 | - | |
| .Net 4.8.1 | - | ||
| Database server | OS | Windows Server 2012 R2 | Refer to database vendor for support. |
| Windows Server 2016 | |||
| Windows Server 2019 | |||
| Windows Server 2022 | Supported by Oracle. | ||
| UNIX/LINUX server | |||
| Database | SQL Server 2016 |
Either Standard or Enterprise edition licenses can be used depending upon the level of resilience required. SQL Server Collation should be set to Latin1_General_CI_AS. It is recommended that the drives that hold data and logs be formatted to use 64K unit allocation sizing. Windows 2016 is the minimum operating system for SQL Server 2019. CU2 (Cumulative Update 2) or higher is required for SQL Server 2019 Note: Refer to Database Platform for more information about a known issue with SQL Server 2019 CU9, CU10, CU11 and CU12. |
|
| SQL Server 2017 | |||
| SQL Server 2019 | |||
|
SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) |
SQL Server 2016 | Windows 2016 is the minimum operating system for SQL Server SSRS 2019. | |
| SQL Server 2017 | |||
| SQL Server 2019 | |||
| Desktop or Client | OS | Windows 8.1 | |
| Windows 10 | |||
| Windows 11 | |||
| Database Client | Oracle 12c x 64 | If EBS is using an Oracle database. | |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Access or Microsoft Access Runtime | Required for English institutions wishing to import LARS Learning Aims data from LARS.mdb databas provided by the Employment and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). | |
| Microsoft Office Compatibility (Excel and Word Integration) | 2013 | - | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2019 | |||
| .Net Framework compatibility | .Net 4.8 | - | |
| .Net 4.8.1 |
De-support notices for 4.40:
-
Report Cradle - replaced by Ontrack Reporting
4.39
EBS version 4.39 was released in July 2022.
The technologies supported by EBS version 4.39 are listed in the following table.
| Infrastructure type | Component | Application | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application server | Operating System (OS) | Windows Server 2012 R2 | - |
| Windows Server 2016 | |||
| Windows Server 2019 | |||
| Database Client | SQL Server Client Tools | - | |
| Oracle 12c x64 | Version 12.2 or greater required on Windows 2016. | ||
| Microsoft IIS | Web Server role | For each EBS application server hosting websites. | |
| Microsoft PowerShell | Version 4 or later | - | |
| .Net Framework compatibility | .Net 4.8 | - | |
| Database server | OS | Windows Server 2012 R2 | Refer to database vendor for support. |
| Windows Server 2016 | |||
| Windows Server 2019 | |||
| UNIX/Linux server | Supported by Oracle. | ||
| Database | SQL Server 2016 |
Either Standard or Enterprise edition licenses can be used depending upon the level of resilience required. SQL Server Collation should be set to Latin1_General_CI_AS. It is recommended that the drives that hold data and logs be formatted to use 64K unit allocation sizing. Windows 2016 is the minimum operating system for SQL Server 2019. CU2 (Cumulative Update 2) or higher is required for SQL Server 2019. Refer to Database Platform for more information about a known issue with SQL Server 2019 CU9, CU10, CU11 and CU12. |
|
| SQL Server 2017 | |||
| SQL Server 2019 | |||
| Oracle 18 | - | ||
| Oracle 19 | Windows 2016 is the minimum operating system for Oracle 19. | ||
| SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) | SQL Server 2016 | Windows 2016 is the minimum operating system for SQL Server SSRS 2019. | |
| SQL Server 2017 | |||
| SQL Server 2019 | |||
| Desktop or Client | OS | Windows 8.1 | - |
| Windows 10 | |||
| Database Client | Oracle 12c x64 | If EBS is using an Oracle database. | |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Access or Microsoft Access Runtime | Required for English institutions wishing to import LARS Learning Aims data from the LARS .mdb database provided by the Employment and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). | |
| Microsoft Office Compatibility (Excel and Word integration) | 2013 | ||
| 2016 | |||
| 2019 | |||
| .Net Framework compatibility | .Net 4.8 | - |
De-support notices for 4.39:
-
The Legacy Dashboard API component of EBS intel is not installed by default. Customers that use this API must move to the API V2.
Refer to pi Documentation for further information.
4.38
EBS version 4.38 was released in April 2022.
The technologies supported by EBS version 4.38 are listed in the following table.
| Infrastructure type | Component | Application | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application server | Operating System (OS) | Windows Server 2012 R2 | - |
| Windows Server 2016 | |||
| Windows Server 2019 | |||
| Database Client | SQL Server Client Tools | - | |
| Oracle 12c x64 | Version 12.2 or greater required on Windows 2016. | ||
| Microsoft IIS | Web Server role | For each EBS application server hosting websites. | |
| Microsoft PowerShell | Version 4 or later | - | |
| .Net Framework compatibility | .Net 4.8 | - | |
| Database server | OS | Windows Server 2012 R2 | Refer to database vendor for support. |
| Windows Server 2016 | |||
| Windows Server 2019 | |||
| UNIX/Linux server | Supported by Oracle. | ||
| Database | SQL Server 2016 |
Either Standard or Enterprise edition licenses can be used depending upon the level of resilience required. SQL Server Collation should be set to Latin1_General_CI_AS. It is recommended that the drives that hold data and logs be formatted to use 64K unit allocation sizing. Windows 2016 is the minimum operating system for SQL Server 2019. CU2 (Cumulative Update 2) or higher is required for SQL Server 2019. Refer to Database Platform for more information about a known issue with SQL Server 2019 CU9, CU10, CU11 and CU12. |
|
| SQL Server 2017 | |||
| SQL Server 2019 | |||
| Oracle 18 | - | ||
| Oracle 19 | Windows 2016 is the minimum operating system for Oracle 19. | ||
| SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) | SQL Server 2016 | Windows 2016 is the minimum operating system for SQL Server SSRS 2019. | |
| SQL Server 2017 | |||
| SQL Server 2019 | |||
| Desktop or Client | OS | Windows 8.1 | - |
| Windows 10 | |||
| Database Client | Oracle 12c x64 | If EBS is using an Oracle database. | |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Access or Microsoft Access Runtime | Required for English institutions wishing to import LARS Learning Aims data from the LARS .mdb database provided by the Employment and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). | |
| Microsoft Office Compatibility (Excel and Word integration) | 2013 | Office 2010 (SP2) Microsoft support ends October 2020. | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2019 | |||
| .Net Framework compatibility | .Net 4.8 | - |
De-support notices for 4.38:
-
Markbook (Ontrack Teaching and Learning) - replaced by Ontrack Hub Markbook
-
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
4.37
EBS version 4.37 was released in October 2021.
The technologies supported by EBS version 4.37 are listed in the following table.
| Infrastructure type | Component | Application | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application server | Operating System (OS) | Windows Server 2012 R2 | - |
| Windows Server 2016 | |||
| Windows Server 2019 | |||
| Database Client | SQL Server Client Tools | - | |
| Oracle 12c x64 | Version 12.2 or greater required on Windows 2016. | ||
| Microsoft IIS | Web Server role | For each EBS application server hosting websites. | |
| Microsoft PowerShell | Version 4 or later | - | |
| .Net Framework compatibility | .Net 4.8 | - | |
| Database server | OS | Windows Server 2012 R2 | Refer to database vendor for support. |
| Windows Server 2016 | |||
| Windows Server 2019 | |||
| UNIX/Linux server | Supported by Oracle. | ||
| Database | SQL Server 2016 |
Either Standard or Enterprise edition licenses can be used depending upon the level of resilience required. SQL Server Collation should be set to Latin1_General_CI_AS. It is recommended that the drives that hold data and logs be formatted to use 64K unit allocation sizing. Windows 2016 is the minimum operating system for SQL Server 2019. CU2 (Cumulative Update 2) or higher is required for SQL Server 2019. Refer to Database Platform for more information about a known issue with SQL Server 2019 CU9, CU10, CU11 and CU12. |
|
| SQL Server 2017 | |||
| SQL Server 2019 | |||
| Oracle 18 | - | ||
| Oracle 19 | Windows 2016 is the minimum operating system for Oracle 19. | ||
| SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) | SQL Server 2016 | Windows 2016 is the minimum operating system for SQL Server SSRS 2019. | |
| SQL Server 2017 | |||
| SQL Server 2019 | |||
| Desktop or Client | OS | Windows 8.1 | - |
| Windows 10 | |||
| Database Client | Oracle 12c x64 | If EBS is using an Oracle database. | |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Access or Microsoft Access Runtime | Required for English institutions wishing to import LARS Learning Aims data from the LARS .mdb database provided by the Employment and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). | |
| Microsoft Office Compatibility (Excel and Word integration) | 2013 | Office 2010 (SP2) Microsoft support ends October 2020. | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2019 | |||
| .Net Framework compatibility | .Net 4.8 | - |
De-support notices for 4.37:
• Contact Management - the Contact Management module is the last supported component of EBS4 web/EBS Central (web), which is effectively de-supported with the release of EBS version 4.37
• Oracle 12cR2 - the decision to de-support Oracle 12cR2 in EBS version 4.37 is based on Oracle ending Severity 1 production fixes and security update patching on 31st March 2022, and not providing extended support. Tribal appreciate that, having issued a full de-support of Oracle for 2023 (EBS version 4.41, Q2 2023, based on current release schedule), customers may not want to commit resources to upgrading to a later Oracle version for a short period, prior to migrating to SQL Server. Tribal will, therefore, not actively check the database version is higher than 12cR2 during upgrades. However, Tribal will not test future releases on 12cR2, nor commit to providing support for this platform, so the decision to remain on version 12cR2 is at the customer’s risk.
4.36
EBS version 4.36 was released in June 2021.
The technologies supported by EBS version 4.36 are listed in the following table.
| Infrastructure type | Component | Application | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application server | Operating System (OS) | Windows Server 2012 R2 | - |
| Windows Server 2016 | |||
| Windows Server 2019 | |||
| Database Client | SQL Server Client Tools | - | |
| Oracle 12c x64 | Version 12.2 or greater required on Windows 2016. | ||
| Microsoft IIS | Web Server role | For each EBS application server hosting websites. | |
| Microsoft PowerShell | Version 4 or later | - | |
| .Net Framework compatibility | .Net 4.8 | - | |
| Database server | OS | Windows Server 2012 R2 | Refer to database vendor for support. |
| Windows Server 2016 | |||
| Windows Server 2019 | |||
| UNIX/Linux server | Supported by Oracle. | ||
| Database | SQL Server 2016 |
Either Standard or Enterprise edition licenses can be used depending upon the level of resilience required. SQL Server Collation should be set to Latin1_General_CI_AS. It is recommended that the drives that hold data and logs be formatted to use 64K unit allocation sizing. Windows 2016 is the minimum operating system for SQL Server 2019. CU2 (Cumulative Update 2) or higher is required for SQL Server 2019. Refer to Database Platform for more information about a known issue with SQL Server 2019 CU9, CU10, CU11 and CU12. |
|
| SQL Server 2017 | |||
| SQL Server 2019 | |||
| Oracle 12cR2 | - | ||
| Oracle 18 | - | ||
| Oracle 19 | Windows 2016 is the minimum operating system for Oracle 19. | ||
| SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) | SQL Server 2016 | Windows 2016 is the minimum operating system for SQL Server SSRS 2019. | |
| SQL Server 2017 | |||
| SQL Server 2019 | |||
| Desktop or Client | OS | Windows 8.1 | - |
| Windows 10 | |||
| Database Client | Oracle 12c x64 | If EBS is using an Oracle database. | |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Access or Microsoft Access Runtime | Required for English institutions wishing to import LARS Learning Aims data from the LARS .mdb database provided by the Employment and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). | |
| Microsoft Office Compatibility (Excel and Word integration) | 2013 | Office 2010 (SP2) Microsoft support ends October 2020. | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2019 | |||
| .Net Framework compatibility | .Net 4.8 | - |
De-support notices for 4.36:
NZ NSI batch process
4.35
EBS version 4.35 was released in April 2021.
The technologies supported by EBS version 4.35 are listed in the following table.
| Infrastructure type | Component | Application | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application server | Operating System (OS) | Windows Server 2012 R2 | - |
| Windows Server 2016 | |||
| Windows Server 2019 | |||
| Database Client | SQL Server Client Tools | - | |
| Oracle 12c x64 | Version 12.2 or greater required on Windows 2016. | ||
| Microsoft IIS | Web Server role | For each EBS application server hosting websites. | |
| Microsoft PowerShell | Version 4 or later | - | |
| .Net Framework compatibility | .Net 4.8 | - | |
| Database server | OS | Windows Server 2012 R2 | Refer to database vendor for support. |
| Windows Server 2016 | |||
| Windows Server 2019 | |||
| UNIX/Linux server | Supported by Oracle. | ||
| Database | SQL Server 2016 |
Either Standard or Enterprise edition licenses can be used depending upon the level of resilience required. SQL Server Collation should be set to Latin1_General_CI_AS. It is recommended that the drives that hold data and logs be formatted to use 64K unit allocation sizing. Windows 2016 is the minimum operating system for SQL Server 2019. CU2 (Cumulative Update 2) or higher is required for SQL Server 2019. Refer to Database Platform for more information about a known issue with SQL Server 2019 CU9, CU10, CU11 and CU12. |
|
| SQL Server 2017 | |||
| SQL Server 2019 | |||
| Oracle 12cR2 | - | ||
| Oracle 18 | - | ||
| Oracle 19 | Windows 2016 is the minimum operating system for Oracle 19. | ||
| SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) | SQL Server 2016 | Windows 2016 is the minimum operating system for SQL Server SSRS 2019. | |
| SQL Server 2017 | |||
| SQL Server 2019 | |||
| Desktop or Client | OS | Windows 8.1 | - |
| Windows 10 | |||
| Database Client | Oracle 12c x64 | If EBS is using an Oracle database. | |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Access or Microsoft Access Runtime | Required for English institutions wishing to import LARS Learning Aims data from the LARS .mdb database provided by the Employment and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). | |
| Microsoft Office Compatibility (Excel and Word integration) | 2013 | Office 2010 (SP2) Microsoft support ends October 2020. | |
| 2016 | |||
| .Net Framework compatibility | .Net 4.8 | - |
De-support notices for 4.35:
- Campaign Manager
- 32 bit/x86 bit versions of Windows desktop OS
-
EBS Central auto-update of clients
- .Net 4.7.2 (minimum version of .Net 4.8)
- EBS intel - Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 is no longer supported