What's new in ALM24 - incremental patching mentioned

Hi, in What's new in ALM24.1 there is mentioned 'Incremental patching', but I didn't find any more information than shared in here What's New in ALM : "Incremental patching / A new patch installation approach, incremental patching, is available. This approach requires installing the GA release before deploying the patch and enables easy rollback to the GA release."

Does this mean that the patches are 'true incremental? I.e

  • patches are incremental and dependent on previous patches and
  • each patch only contains changes from the immediate previous version and
  • you need to apply each patch in sequence (i.e., patch 1, patch 2, patch 3, and then patch 4), kipping patches is not possible because each patch builds upon the changes of the previous one.

Or does the future patches be cumulative patches, where 

  • Every patch includes all previous fixes and updates
  • and in this model, you can skip patches. For example, you could move from patch 1 directly to patch 4 because patch 4 would include everything from patches 2 and 3.

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    Dear Hannele,

    it's no that easy to answer: it is partly possible to install patches depending the following table (source: ALM_24.1_Patch_02_Release_Notes.pdf)

    Current Version 24.1 Patch 2 Installation Method Instructions
    Versions Prior to 24.1 Incremental Install Step 1. Upgrade to version 24.1 GA. Step 2. Install Patch 2 using the incremental installation bundle.
    24.1 GA Incremental Install Install Patch 2 using the incremental installation bundle.
    24.1 Patch 1 Full Install Incremental Install Not Supported: The incremental patch installation is only supported when applied over the 24.1 GA release or any lower patch version installed using the incremental installation mode.
    24.1 Patch 1 Incremental Install Incremental Install Known issue: Direct incremental installation is not supported. Alternatively, uninstall 24.1 Patch 1 first and then install the 24.1 Patch 2 incremental installation bundle.
    Versions Prior to 24.1 Full Install

    Upgrade to Patch 2 using the full installation bundle.

    Note: Attempting to install any future patches incrementally will result in errors.

    24.1 GA Full Install Run the full installation, which will automatically remove the previous version installed using the full installation bundle.
    24.1 Patch 1 Full Install Full Install Run the full installation, which will automatically remove the previous version installed using the full installation bundle.
    24.1 Patch 1 Incremental Install Full Install Not supported: Full installation cannot be run while the incremental install is present. Uninstall the incremental patch before proceeding.
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    Hmm, you are right .... BTW from where did you find this information you shared? 

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    I downloaded the ALM V24.2 Patch 2 and in the  package there is ALM_24.1_Patch_02_Release_Notes.pdf

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    I recently installed 24.1 (build 206) (from SiteAdmin help menu) on a test bed using a development license. The version number on the sign-on screen says CE 24.1. Where does CE fit into all of this? What does the CE mean?

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    I'm quite not shure, but maybe CE stands für Customer Environment instead of SaaS?