How often do I need to update

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Pojo
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How often do I need to update

Post by Pojo » Wed May 08, 2019 7:36 am

I have an employee obsessed with doing updates on open dental weekly. It takes time and it can only be done with everyone off open dental. How often do open dental debug their software and create the need to do updates? Please help

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Re: How often do I need to update

Post by jsalmon » Wed May 08, 2019 8:59 am

We debug the software every single day (sans holidays). You can keep track of what we are doing at all times via our Bug Tracker:
https://opendentalsoft.com:1943/ODBugTr ... sions.aspx

If you are on the Beta version of our software then you should update often. If you are on older versions of Open Dental then you can update at your own discretion.
The best thing about a boolean is even if you are wrong, you are only off by a bit.

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http://www.opendental.com

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Re: How often do I need to update

Post by Pojo » Wed May 08, 2019 8:08 pm

I am not sure what version is beta version? We pay monthly. Do I need to update weekly? You debug and update daily, so weekly update will give you new update?

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Re: How often do I need to update

Post by rhaber123 » Thu May 09, 2019 8:30 am

If the existing version that you are using is working fine with no bugs, and the new features that are added by OD are not of immediate need to your office, then you do not need to update weekly. You can update once a month or two months, once the new version is more stable
In my office , we do not feel there is a need for a weekly update.

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Re: How often do I need to update

Post by jsalmon » Thu May 09, 2019 9:01 am

Pojo wrote:I am not sure what version is beta version?...
Our home page will shows a brief description of our latest versions along with links to a more detailed breakdown of what is new in each corresponding version.
(beta) - Version 19.1 - Dynamic Chart module. Patient Dashboard. Help Feature.
https://www.opendental.com/index.html
The best thing about a boolean is even if you are wrong, you are only off by a bit.

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Re: How often do I need to update

Post by Pojo » Thu May 09, 2019 11:57 am

I got it! I should never use beta! Then I can just update every 3 months or so.

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