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No DB Engine upgrade path for removing Silverlight for MDS

Hi,

I am currently investigating the upgrade path for MDS running on SQL Server 2016, to urgently remove the dependency of Silverlight in the portal.

I have noticed that there is an upgrade path that does not require updating the SQL Server Engine, as highlighted in the documentation here: Upgrading Master Data Services

If I follow the procedure, install MDS from SQL Server 2019, but retain the 2016 database/engine, will this remove the dependency for Silverlight?

Thanks


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Hi,

Starting in SQL Server 2019 (15.x), HTML controls replace all former Silverlight components, therefore the Silverlight dependency removed. More browsers, including Chrome and Edge, now work for accessing the Master Data Services web app.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/master-data-services/master-data-services-installation-and-configuration?view=sql-server-ver15

If I follow the procedure, install MDS from SQL Server 2019, but retain the 2016 database/engine, will this remove the dependency for Silverlight?

I tested this scenario. But there is SQL Server 2017 in my environment (I can directly use Google to access mds web in this version), then I installed SQL Server 2019 MDS, upgraded the MDS database, created a new web application, and everything was fine.

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TThanks for responding @Criszhan-msft .

I will move forward with this and give it a try and see if it works (I needed to at least have an indication before going into a meeting with my proposal :) )

Thanks

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Hi,
You are welcome. I'm sorry that I don't currently have a SQL Server 2016 environment, otherwise I can test and draw a definite conclusion.

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