Package updates overview

Packages are typically updated in Automation 360 releases as part of new Control Room builds. We also plan to release some updates between these releases for early delivery of critical updates and fixes as package-only updates.

These package updates are planned for the middle of specific months (dates might vary to avoid weekends or holidays).

For more information, see Periodic package updates - summary list.

How to get updated packages

Package updates will be automatically available on Cloud Control Room instances. For On-Premises Control Room instances, you can access these packages by enabling the package update feature.

  • Cloud

    When a new package is available, it will be downloaded automatically to the Control Room if the package is compatible with the Control Room.

    The administrator can choose to enable or disable the package and choose to set an enabled package as default through Administration > Settings > Packages > Package update:

    Package updates setting in Control Room

    See Automatic package updates for Cloud Control Room.

  • On-Premises

    The administrator can choose one of the following options:

    Note: For On-Premises instances when the Automatically update packages from the cloud option is enabled, or you manually upload a more recent package version to the Control Room and then later update the Control Room: If you have enabled the package version settings to automatically set the latest version of the packages as the default version, then you might have to manually set the default package version to the new package version.

    To avoid such disruption with these package updates, we recommend using Enable (set the default version when the packages are updated) or Disable options (prevent any automatic update of a newer version) before the On-Premises update to these packages.