The Polaris software on the TRAINING server will be upgraded to 7.8 along with a refresh of data from the production server on Wednesday, July 16th. Generally, the TRN server upgrade window will start around 6:30 AM and maintenance is completed by mid-morning. The PRODUCTION POLARIS CLIENT will be unavailable for approximately 10-15 minutes around 7 am on JULY 16th due to the upgrade changes on TRN. The upgrade should not affect Leap on PRODUCTION during that time.
For What's New in 7.8 please check III documentation portal page for details. The document is also attached here for your convenience.
PRODUCTION upgrade to 7.8 is scheduled for Wednesday, August 13th.
What's New in Polaris 7.8 Webinar
Date & Time: July 23, 2025 12:00 PM in Central Time (US and Canada)
Come learn more about the new features in Polaris 7.8 (June 2025). Highlights include significant expansion of web-based system administration, a patron/student import process in Leap, additional technical services workflows in Leap, and enhancements from the second round of MEEP voting.
Date: July 23
Time 1:00 pm ET (12 pm CT)