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General purpose features - automatically enabled for all clients during the release (sometimes depending on which package the client has a subscription for); and
Optional features - enabled only by client request
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Information about the contents of a major release is issued through ServiceChannel’s “ProductChannel” newsletter. Each release is communicated to customers 30 days in advance.
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Information about the contents of a maintenance release can be received through ServiceChannel release notes.
Scheduled Maintenance
Overview
Scheduled maintenance is used by ServiceChannel to perform software security patches and other maintenance activityactivities.
Timeline
US Environment: As scheduled twice per month; the window is Saturday 2am 2 AM to 6am 6 AM EST
EU Environment: As scheduled twice per month; the window is Sunday 2am to 6am CE2 AM to 6 AM CET
Notifications
Information on scheduled maintenance is published and can be subscribed to using our status page:
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US SB1: daily (Su, Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa) at 1:00am 00 AM ET
US SB2: weekly (Sa) at 6:00pm 00 PM ET
EU SB1: daily (Su, Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa) at 1:00am 00 AM CET
EU SB2: weekly (Sa) at 6:00pm 00 PM CET
Notifications
There are no notifications on sandbox refreshes at this time.
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In case of a potential outage, ServiceChannel might need to perform an emergency deployment to fix the problem.
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