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If you have a support agreement, the new ACM version can be downloaded by using the monthly login credentials received from your sales representative. For more details, please contact us today.
Components from ACM 8.1.1 cannot be combined with components from ACM 7.1
If upgrading from a 32-bit version of ACM 7.1 to the 64-bit version of ACM 8.1.12, ACM 7.1 must be first uninstalled.
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For installations that make use of Safe Mode operation, ACM 8.1.1 2 uses the "Microsoft ACE OLEDB 12.0" database driver for the safe mode database. The ACE OLEDB 12.0 driver can be downloaded from Microsoft here.
It is always a good idea to back up your ACM configuration database before updating. This update makes changes to the database and if for some reason the update is not successful, a backup may be required to revert to your previous version of ACM. Instructions are found in the ACM User Guide under Maintenance –> Backing up the SQL Database
New Security Options
ACM now provides security options to control access to ACM from the desktop configuration program and from the mobile app. This also includes an option to control whether administrator accounts have access to ACM.
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