# JobBOSS 2 vs JobBOSS: Differences, Versions and How to Update

> Source: https://netray.co/erp-help/jobboss-2-vs-jobboss-version-upgrade-and-update
> Publisher: Netray (netray.co), AI and integration engineering for ERP and manufacturing systems.
> Section: ERP Help

## Short answer

JobBOSS2 (often written JobBOSS squared or JobBOSS 2) is ECI's newer job-shop ERP, built as a successor to the classic JobBOSS product. Classic JobBOSS is the long-running SQL Server based system; JobBOSS2 is a rewritten platform with a different interface and architecture. Updating within a product is a patch or version install; moving from classic to JobBOSS2 is a migration project with testing, not a simple update.

## Kind

how-to

## System

job-shop-erp

## Erp

JobBOSS / JobBOSS2 (ECI)

## Module

Versions / Upgrade

## Query

jobboss 2 vs jobboss

## Alternate Queries

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- jobboss squared
- how to update jobboss
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## Applies To

ECI JobBOSS (classic) and JobBOSS2. Current version numbers and feature lists change, so verify against ECI's current release notes rather than this page.

## Steps

### Update or upgrade safely

**Items:**

- Find your current version in the application's About screen, and note the database version if shown separately.
- Get the release notes for the target version from ECI, and read prerequisites, database changes and known issues.
- Check that your Windows, SQL Server and workstation OS versions are supported by the target version.
- Take a full database backup, and keep it outside the normal rotation.
- Restore a copy of production to a test server and run the update there first.
- Have users test their own workflows: quoting, job entry, time tickets, shipping, invoicing and key reports.
- Schedule the production update outside working hours, update the server first and then each workstation, and verify the client version on every PC.
- Keep the pre-upgrade backup for several weeks, until a period close has been done on the new version.

## Sections

### Classic JobBOSS versus JobBOSS2

**Body:**

Classic JobBOSS is a mature, Windows desktop client on a SQL Server database, widely used by small and mid-size job shops and make-to-order manufacturers. It is known for quoting, job costing, scheduling and shop-floor tracking.

JobBOSS2 is the modernised platform that ECI positions as the successor, with a redesigned interface and a different architecture and extension model, including triggers and custom apps. Do not assume that customisations, reports or integrations from classic carry over unchanged.

### Update versus migrate

**Body:**

Updating inside classic JobBOSS (for example from one version to a later one) typically means running the update on the server, upgrading the database, and updating each workstation. Allow for custom reports and scripts being retested.

Moving from classic JobBOSS to JobBOSS2 is a migration: data mapping, rebuilt or re-tested reports, retraining and a cutover plan. Run a pilot on a data copy and compare outputs, such as open job totals, WIP and AR, between the two systems before committing.

### What to ask ECI or your reseller

**Body:**

Ask what is the current supported version for your edition, when your version leaves support, what the licence terms are for JobBOSS2, whether your add-ons and integrations are supported, and how data migration is handled. Get answers in writing.

Do not rely on third-party forum answers for newest version numbers, since they go stale quickly.

## Pitfalls

- Updating production first without a test copy.
- Updating the server but leaving some workstations on an old client.
- Assuming reports and scripts survive an upgrade unchanged.
- Treating the move from classic to JobBOSS2 as a patch.
- Not keeping the pre-upgrade backup long enough.
- Upgrading right before month-end.

## Ai Angle

Before and after an upgrade, the question is whether the numbers still match. A read-only assistant can run the same open jobs, WIP and AR queries on the test copy and production, show the SQL, and list the differences so testers know where to look. On-prem hosting means a copy of your data is never sent to an outside service.

## Faq

### What is JobBOSS 2?

**Answer:** JobBOSS2, also called JobBOSS squared, is ECI's newer job-shop ERP, positioned as the successor to classic JobBOSS.

### What is the newest version of JobBOSS?

**Answer:** Check ECI's current release notes or ask your account team. Version numbers change often and are not reliable from third-party pages.

### How do I update JobBOSS?

**Answer:** Back up the database, test on a copy, run the update on the server, then update each workstation and verify the versions match.

### Can I move from JobBOSS to JobBOSS2 easily?

**Answer:** It is a migration, not a patch. Plan data mapping, report rework, testing and training with ECI or a reseller.

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