ASNA Product Version Policy

This page provides our version policy for supported and many retired products. It shows, by product and version, what platforms are supported. If you need need version policy information for a retired product that isn’t listed on this page please send us an email at info@asna.com
Product legend: = Supported = Retired and not supported = Beta
Version legend: = Supported = Retired and not Supported = Beta = Support withdrawn
Last updated: 2023-Oct-02 14:21:40
Supported ASNA products/versions receive periodic updates, fixes, and/or enhancements and are tested on the platforms listed. Use supported products on non-support platforms at your own risk.
Retired ASNA products/versions no longer receive periodic updates, fixes, and/or enhancements. They are also no longer tested on any platform. Note that a "retired" product may work on newer platforms than are listed for it. Use retired products on any platform at your own risk.
Upgrades for any products listed here are covered by an active maintenance plan.

Version policy notes

  • Support claimed on this page applies to the current GA build version only (which you can find on our downloads page). If you have an older build than the current GA build, you need to upgrade to the current GA for these policies to apply.
  • Windows 8.1 reached end-of-support from Microsoft on January 10th, and is no longer be a supported ASNA platform.
  • SQL Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012 R2 reached end-of-support on October 10, 2023 and are no longer supported ASNA platforms.
  • Windows Home and mobile/tablet versions are not supported.
  • 64-bit operating system support is X86-64 architecture only. The Itanium 64-bit processor is not supported.
  • Any platforms not listed on this page are not supported (ie, Windows Server 2008 R2).

Microsoft editions supported

Editions not specifically mentioned below are not supported. Other editions not listed may work but we don't test on those editions. Using editions not listed is not recommened.

  • Windows - Windows Pro is supported.
  • Windows Server - DataCenter, Standard, and Essentials is supported.
  • Visual Studio - Profession and Enterprise editions are supported.
  • SQL Server - Enterprise and Standard editions are supported.

Quick Navigation


DataGate Component Suite for .NET Framework

Visual Studio
VS 2022 1
.NET Framework
4.8x
Win 8.1
Retired 2
Win 10
Yes
Win 11
Yes
DataGate
17.x
Win Srv 2012R2
Retired 3
Win Srv 2016
Yes
Win Srv 2019
Yes
Win Srv 2022
Yes
1 - Professional edition or higher.
2 - Microsoft ended Win 8.1 support on January 10, 2023.
3 - Microsoft ended Win Srv 2012R2 support on October 10, 2023.
Visual Studio
VS 2019 1
.NET Framework
4.8x
Win 8.1
Retired 2
Win 10
Yes
Win 11
Yes
DataGate
16.x
Win Srv 2012R2
Retired 3
Win Srv 2016
Yes
Win Srv 2019
Yes
Win Srv 2022
Yes
1 - Professional edition or higher.
2 - Microsoft ended Win 8.1 support on January 10, 2023.
3 - Microsoft ended Win Srv 2012R2 support on October 10, 2023.

Retired on June 1st, 2023.

Visual Studio
VS 2017 1
.NET Framework
4.7x+
Win 8.1
Retired 2
Win 10
Yes
Win 11
No
DataGate
15.x
Win Srv 2012R2
Retired 3
Win Srv 2016
Yes
Win Srv 2019
Yes
Win Srv 2022
No
1 - Community edition or higher. This is the last year that the Community Edition works with AVR.
2 - Microsoft ended Win 8.1 support on January 10, 2023.
3 - Microsoft ended Win Srv 2012R2 support on October 10, 2023.
Visual Studio
VS 2015 1
.NET Framework
4.7x+
Win 8.1
Retired 2
Win 10
Yes
Win 11
No
DataGate
14.x
Win Srv 2012R2
Retired 3
Win Srv 2016
Yes
Win Srv 2019
Yes
Win Srv 2022
No
1 - Community edition or higher.
2 - Microsoft ended Win 8.1 support on January 10, 2023.
3 - Microsoft ended Win Srv 2012R2 support on October 10, 2023.

DataGate for IBM i

V6R1
No
V7R1
No
V7R2
Retired 1
V7R3
Yes 2
V7R4
Yes
V7R5
Yes
1 - IBM ended V7R2 support on April 30, 2021.
2 - IBM i ends V7R3 support September 2023.
V6R1
No
V7R1
No
V7R2
Retired 1
V7R3
Yes 2
V7R4
Yes
V7R5
No
1 - IBM ended V7R2 support on April 30, 2021.
2 - IBM i ends V7R3 support September 2023.

Retired on June 1st, 2023.

V6R1
No
V7R1
No
V7R2
Retired 1
V7R3
Yes 2
V7R4
No
V7R5
No
1 - IBM ended V7R2 support on April 30, 2021.
2 - IBM i ends V7R3 support September 2023.
V6R1
Yes
V7R1
Yes
V7R2
Retired 1
V7R3
Yes
V7R4
No
V7R5
No
1 - IBM ended V7R2 support on April 30, 2021.
V6R1
Yes
V7R1
Yes
V7R2
Retired 1
V7R3
No
V7R4
No
V7R5
No
1 - IBM ended V7R2 support on April 30, 2021.
V6R1
Yes
V7R1
Yes
V7R2
Retired 1
V7R3
No
V7R4
No
V7R5
No
1 - IBM ended V7R2 support on April 30, 2021.
V6R1
Yes
V7R1
Yes
V7R2
Retired 1
V7R3
No
V7R4
No
V7R5
No
1 - IBM ended V7R2 support on April 30, 2021.

DataGate for SQL Server (DSS)

Win 8.1
Retired 1
Win 10
Yes
Win 11
Yes
Win Srv 2012R2
Retired 2
Win Srv 2016
Yes
Win Srv 2019
Yes
Win Srv 2022
Yes
SQL Srv 2014
No 3
SQL Srv 2016
Yes
SQL Srv 2017
Yes
SQL Srv 2019
Yes
SQL Srv 2022
Yes
1 - Microsoft ended Win 8.1 support on January 10, 2023.
2 - Microsoft ended Win Srv 2012R2 support on October 10, 2023.
3 - DataGate for SQL 16.x supports SQL Server 2014.
Win 8.1
Retired 1
Win 10
Yes
Win 11
Yes
Win Srv 2012R2
Retired 2
Win Srv 2016
Yes
Win Srv 2019
Yes
Win Srv 2022
Yes
SQL Srv 2014
Yes 3
SQL Srv 2016
Yes
SQL Srv 2017
Yes
SQL Srv 2019
Yes
SQL Srv 2022
No 4
1 - Microsoft ended Win 8.1 support on January 10, 2023.
2 - Microsoft ended Win Srv 2012R2 support on October 10, 2023.
3 - DataGate for SQL 16.x supports SQL Server 2014.
4 - DSS 17.x supports SQL Srv 2022.
Win 8.1
Retired 1
Win 10
Yes
Win 11
No
Win Srv 2012R2
Retired 2
Win Srv 2016
Yes
Win Srv 2019
Yes
Win Srv 2022
No
SQL Srv 2014
Yes
SQL Srv 2016
Yes
SQL Srv 2017
Yes
SQL Srv 2019
Yes
SQL Srv 2022
No 3
1 - Microsoft ended Win 8.1 support on January 10, 2023.
2 - Microsoft ended Win Srv 2012R2 support on October 10, 2023.
3 - DSS 17.x supports SQL Srv 2022.
Win 8.1
Retired 1
Win 10
Yes
Win 11
No
Win Srv 2012R2
Retired 2
Win Srv 2016
Yes
Win Srv 2019
Yes
Win Srv 2022
No
SQL Srv 2014
Yes
SQL Srv 2016
Yes
SQL Srv 2017
No
SQL Srv 2019
No
SQL Srv 2022
No
1 - Microsoft ended Win 8.1 support on January 10, 2023.
2 - Microsoft ended Win Srv 2012R2 support on October 10, 2023.

DataGate for Windows and Servers

Win 8.1
Retired 1
Win 10
Yes
Win 11
Yes
Win Srv 2012R2
Retired 2
Win Srv 2016
Yes
Win Srv 2019
Yes
Win Srv 2022
Yes
1 - Microsoft ended Win 8.1 support on January 10, 2023.
2 - Microsoft ended Win Srv 2012R2 support on October 10, 2023.
Win 8.1
Retired 1
Win 10
Yes
Win 11
Yes
Win Srv 2012R2
Retired 2
Win Srv 2016
Yes
Win Srv 2019
Yes
Win Srv 2022
No
1 - Microsoft ended Win 8.1 support on January 10, 2023.
2 - Microsoft ended Win Srv 2012R2 support on October 10, 2023.
Win 8.1
Retired 1
Win 10
Yes
Win 11
No
Win Srv 2012R2
Retired 2
Win Srv 2016
Yes
Win Srv 2019
Yes
Win Srv 2022
No
1 - Microsoft ended Win 8.1 support on January 10, 2023.
2 - Microsoft ended Win Srv 2012R2 support on October 10, 2023.
Win 8.1
Retired 1
Win 10
Yes
Win 11
No
Win Srv 2012R2
Retired 2
Win Srv 2016
Yes
Win Srv 2019
No
Win Srv 2022
No
1 - Microsoft ended Win 8.1 support on January 10, 2023.
2 - Microsoft ended Win Srv 2012R2 support on October 10, 2023.

Mobile RPG for .NET Framework

ASNA Visual RPG
AVR for .NET 16
Visual Studio
VS 2019 1
DataGate
16.x
1 - Professional edition or higher.
ASNA Visual RPG
AVR for .NET 15
Visual Studio
VS 2017 1
DataGate
15.x
1 - Professional edition or higher.
ASNA Visual RPG
AVR for .NET 14
Visual Studio
VS 2015 1
DataGate
14.x
1 - Professional edition or higher.

Monarch for .NET (aka .NET Core)

This version is for .NET (aka .NET Core).

ASNA Encore
Encore 11.x
Visual Studio
VS 2022 1
DataGate
17.x
1 - Professional edition or higher.

Monarch for .NET Framework

Any 11.x Monarch < 11.4 is for .NET Framework.

ASNA Visual RPG
AVR for .NET 17
Visual Studio
VS 2022 1
DataGate
17.x
1 - Professional edition or higher.

This version is for .NET Framework.

ASNA Visual RPG
AVR for .NET 16
Visual Studio
VS 2019 1
DataGate
16.x
1 - Profession edition or higher.

This version is for .NET Framework.

ASNA Visual RPG
AVR for .NET 15
Visual Studio
VS 2017 1
DataGate
15.x
1 - Profession edition or higher.

Monarch Collector

Monarch Collector works with all versions of Monarch.

Requirements
ASNA DataGate for IBM i

Monarch Nomad for .NET Framework

This version is for .NET.

ASNA Visual RPG
AVR for .NET 16
Visual Studio
VS 2019 1
DataGate
16.x
1 - Professional edition or higher.

Synon Escape for .NET (aka .NET Core)

This version is for .NET.

ASNA Visual RPG
AVR for .NET 17
Visual Studio
VS 2022 1
DataGate
17.x
1 - Professional edition or higher.

Synon Escape for .NET Framework

This version is for .NET Framework.

ASNA Visual RPG
AVR for .NET 16
Visual Studio
VS 2019 1
DataGate
16.x
1 - Profession edition or higher.

This version is for .NET Framework.

ASNA Visual RPG
AVR for .NET 15
Visual Studio
VS 2017 1
DataGate
15.x
1 - Profession edition or higher.

Visual RPG for .NET Framework

These requirements also apply to Visual RPG for .NET Windows Deployment, WebPak, and the Upgrade Assistant.

Visual Studio
VS 2022 1
.NET Framework
4.8x
Win 8.1
Retired 2
Win 10
Yes
Win 11
Yes
DataGate
17.x+ 3
Win Srv 2012R2
Retired 4
Win Srv 2016
Yes
Win Srv 2019
Yes
Win Srv 2022
Yes
1 - Professional edition or higher.
2 - Microsoft ended Win 8.1 support on January 10, 2023.
3 - Use WebPak 17.x
4 - Microsoft ended Win Srv 2012R2 support on October 10, 2023.

These requirements also apply to Visual RPG for .NET Windows Deployment, WebPak, and the Upgrade Assistant.

Visual Studio
VS 2019 1
.NET Framework
4.8x
Win 8.1
Retired 2
Win 10
Yes
Win 11
Yes
DataGate
16.x+ 3
Win Srv 2012R2
Retired 4
Win Srv 2016
Yes
Win Srv 2019
Yes
Win Srv 2022
Yes
1 - Professional edition or higher.
2 - Microsoft ended Win 8.1 support on January 10, 2023.
3 - Use WebPak 16.x
4 - Microsoft ended Win Srv 2012R2 support on October 10, 2023.

Retired on June 1st, 2023. These requirements also apply to Visual RPG for .NET Windows Deployment, WebPak, and the Upgrade Assistant.

Visual Studio
VS 2017 1
.NET Framework
4.7x+
Win 8.1
Retired 2
Win 10
Yes
Win 11
No
DataGate
15.x+ 3
Win Srv 2012R2
Retired 4
Win Srv 2016
Yes
Win Srv 2019
Yes
Win Srv 2022
No
1 - Community edition or higher. This is the last year that the Community Edition works with AVR.
2 - Microsoft ended Win 8.1 support on January 10, 2023.
3 - Use WebPak 15.x
4 - Microsoft ended Win Srv 2012R2 support on October 10, 2023.

These requirements also apply to Visual RPG for .NET Windows Deployment, WebPak, and the Upgrade Assistant.

Visual Studio
VS 2015 1
.NET Framework
4.7x+
Win 8.1
Retired 2
Win 10
Yes
Win 11
No
DataGate
14.x+ 3
Win Srv 2012R2
Retired 4
Win Srv 2016
Yes
Win Srv 2019
Yes
Win Srv 2022
No
1 - Community edition or higher.
2 - Microsoft ended Win 8.1 support on January 10, 2023.
3 - Use WebPak 14.x
4 - Microsoft ended Win Srv 2012R2 support on October 10, 2023.

Visual RPG Classic

These requirements also apply to Visual RPG for .NET Windows Deployment and the Upgrade Assistant.

Win 8.1
Retired 1
Win 10
Yes
Win 11
Yes
DataGate
16.x+
Win Srv 2012R2
Retired 2
Win Srv 2016
Yes
Win Srv 2019
Yes
Win Srv 2022
Yes
1 - Microsoft ended Win 8.1 support on January 10, 2023.
2 - Microsoft ended Win Srv 2012R2 support on October 10, 2023.

These requirements also apply to Visual RPG for .NET Windows Deployment and the Upgrade Assistant.

Win 8.1
Retired 1
Win 10
Yes
Win 11
Yes
DataGate
16.x+
Win Srv 2012R2
Retired 2
Win Srv 2016
Yes
Win Srv 2019
Yes
Win Srv 2022
Yes
1 - Microsoft ended Win 8.1 support on January 10, 2023.
2 - Microsoft ended Win Srv 2012R2 support on October 10, 2023.

These requirements also apply to Visual RPG for .NET Windows Deployment and the Upgrade Assistant.

Win 8.1
Retired 1
Win 10
Yes
Win 11
No
DataGate
15.x+
Win Srv 2012R2
Retired 2
Win Srv 2016
Yes
Win Srv 2019
Yes
Win Srv 2022
No
1 - Microsoft ended Win 8.1 support on January 10, 2023.
2 - Microsoft ended Win Srv 2012R2 support on October 10, 2023.

ASNA Visual RPG 4.1 and 4.0 are retired and we do not recommend using them. If you're using one of these products we strongly recommend upgrading to AVR 5.1. If you have to use AVR 4.1/4.0, we recommend using DataGate 15.x or 16.x. Read more about ASNA Visual RPG 4.1/4.0.

These requirements also apply to Visual RPG for .NET Windows Deployment and the Upgrade Assistant.

Win 8.1
Retired 1
Win 10
No
Win 11
No
DataGate
16.x+
Win Srv 2012R2
Retired 2
Win Srv 2016
No
Win Srv 2019
No
Win Srv 2022
No
1 - Microsoft ended Win 8.1 support on January 10, 2023.
2 - Microsoft ended Win Srv 2012R2 support on October 10, 2023.

These requirements also apply to Visual RPG for .NET Windows Deployment and the Upgrade Assistant.

Win 8.1
Retired 1
Win 10
No
Win 11
No
DataGate
16.x+
Win Srv 2012R2
Retired 2
Win Srv 2016
No
Win Srv 2019
No
Win Srv 2022
No
1 - Microsoft ended Win 8.1 support on January 10, 2023.
2 - Microsoft ended Win Srv 2012R2 support on October 10, 2023.

Wings for .NET Framework

ASNA Visual RPG
AVR for .NET 17
Visual Studio
VS 2022 1
DataGate
17.x
1 - Professional edition or higher.
ASNA Visual RPG
AVR for .NET 16
Visual Studio
VS 2019 1
DataGate
16.x
1 - Professional edition or higher.
ASNA Visual RPG
AVR for .NET 15
Visual Studio
VS 2017 1
DataGate
15.x
1 - Professional edition or higher.
ASNA Visual RPG
AVR for .NET 14
Visual Studio
VS 2015 1
DataGate
14.x
1 - Professional edition or higher.