We're excited to announce the release of TimeXtender Classic 26.1 to carry on the legacy of on-prem TimeXtender all the way back to the first version in 2006. While TimeXtender 20.10 has been referred to as "Classic", this release marks the official debut of TimeXtender Classic as an equal sibling to TimeXtender Data Integration in the TimeXtender landscape.
TimeXtender Classic has a focus on on-prem solutions based on Microsoft SQL, while TimeXtender Data Integration is built to take full advantage of cloud-based infrastructure such as Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Lake, and Snowflake.
If you're currently using TimeXtender 20.10, you should plan to upgrade to TimeXtender Classic or migrate to TimeXtender Data Integration. For more information on the process and timeline, see Important information regarding TimeXtender 20.10, TimeXtender Data Integration), and TimeXtender Classic.
Compared to TimeXtender 20.10, the main changes in TimeXtender Classic are as follows:
- The ODX has been removed in favor of the business unit.
- The deployment target setting 'SQL Data Warehouse' has been removed. As a result of the focus on on-prem solutions, TimeXtender Classic does not support SQL Data Warehouse (currently known as Dedicated SQL Pool).
- Qlik Models and the Qlik Sense Server have been removed.
- All previously deprecated features have been removed, including 'Split' and 'Concatenation' field mappings, time table, data aggregations, mapping tables on the business unit, hash key options in the table, target-based incremental load, and some settings on conditional lookup fields.
- We've refreshed the design of the main UI with refined theme colors and a less prominent accent color.
- We've implemented a new activation flow to ensure that you're always up to date on important changes. The gist of it is that Classic must be activated using an activation file every six months. When you download the file from the Portal, you can review important announcements about the product.
- We’ve implemented support for SQL Server 2025.
For more detailed information about the changes and the upgrade process, see Upgrade from TimeXtender 20.10 to TimeXtender Classic.
