# OpenMRS Platform 2.3.0-beta released for testing

**URL:** <https://talk.openmrs.org/t/openmrs-platform-2-3-0-beta-released-for-testing/24795>\
**Category:** Platform\
**Tags:** releases\
**Created:** [September 20, 2019, 1:47pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/openmrs-platform-2-3-0-beta-released-for-testing/24795 "2019-09-20T13:47:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![ruhanga](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/ruhanga/32/8318_2.png) [@ruhanga](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/ruhanga)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 1:47pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/openmrs-platform-2-3-0-beta-released-for-testing/24795/1 "2019-09-20T13:47:19Z")

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Hi dear all,

Happy to announce to you that the Platform 2.3.0-beta has been released and is available for testing [**here**](https://sourceforge.net/projects/openmrs/files/prereleases/OpenMRS_Platform_2.3.0-beta/). 🙂

Implementations testers and community volunteers are invited to try out this pre-final release and to report any encountered bugs to be fixed before a final release.

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**Author:** ![ruhanga](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/ruhanga/32/8318_2.png) [@ruhanga](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/ruhanga)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/openmrs-platform-2-3-0-beta-released-for-testing/24795/2 "2019-09-20T13:50:51Z")

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Just an unexpected outcome that I’d like to correct. I’d like to have the released beta version of the platform exist under the **prereleases** folder than where it is now **releases** on [sourceforge](https://sourceforge.net/projects/openmrs/files/releases/). I realize this happened because of a piece of config I missed out to override on bamboo while running the ci plan, this was not documented on the wiki → overriding **build.release.type** variable to _prereleases_ value since this is not yet a full release. I have update [the wiki documentation](https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/docs/OpenMRS+Platform+Release+Process) accordingly. Is there a way to rectify this on sourceforge?

Thanks

Nathan

cc: @mogoodrich, @dkayiwa, @raff, @darius

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**Author:** ![herbert24](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/herbert24/32/8178_2.png) [@herbert24](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/herbert24)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 2:33pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/openmrs-platform-2-3-0-beta-released-for-testing/24795/3 "2019-09-20T14:33:37Z")

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wel done on this nathan cc @c.antwi

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**Author:** ![gcliff](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/gcliff/32/8783_2.png) [@gcliff](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/gcliff)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 2:41pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/openmrs-platform-2-3-0-beta-released-for-testing/24795/4 "2019-09-20T14:41:50Z")

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sounds cool man,thanks for the hard work @ruhanga

Gonna test it out

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**Author:** ![dkayiwa](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/dkayiwa/32/179_2.png) [@dkayiwa](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/dkayiwa)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 6:15am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/openmrs-platform-2-3-0-beta-released-for-testing/24795/5 "2019-09-22T06:15:58Z")

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> [@ruhanga](#):
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> Just an unexpected outcome that I’d like to correct.

I have deleted the folder. Can you upload again?

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**Author:** ![ruhanga](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/ruhanga/32/8318_2.png) [@ruhanga](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/ruhanga)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 4:54pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/openmrs-platform-2-3-0-beta-released-for-testing/24795/6 "2019-09-22T16:54:33Z")

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Yes @dkayiwa, sorry I’ve had some internet connection issues. I need to join the [OpenMRS](https://sourceforge.net/projects/openmrs/) org to do this. My user name on source forge is ruhanga. May you add me to the openmrs org to accomplish this @dkayiwa

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**Author:** ![dkayiwa](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/dkayiwa/32/179_2.png) [@dkayiwa](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/dkayiwa)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 5:00pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/openmrs-platform-2-3-0-beta-released-for-testing/24795/7 "2019-09-22T17:00:43Z")

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Did you follow the release process instructions on how to get there?

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**Author:** ![ruhanga](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/ruhanga/32/8318_2.png) [@ruhanga](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/ruhanga)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 5:05pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/openmrs-platform-2-3-0-beta-released-for-testing/24795/8 "2019-09-22T17:05:01Z")

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Yes I did. I could be missing out on how this can be re-done. Redoing the whole release process re-releases even to maven. Am I safe to re-release from bamboo the same artifacts 🙂?

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**Author:** ![dkayiwa](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/dkayiwa/32/179_2.png) [@dkayiwa](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/dkayiwa)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 5:14pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/openmrs-platform-2-3-0-beta-released-for-testing/24795/9 "2019-09-22T17:14:20Z")

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I mean requesting access to sourceforge

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**Author:** ![ruhanga](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/ruhanga/32/8318_2.png) [@ruhanga](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/ruhanga)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 5:18pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/openmrs-platform-2-3-0-beta-released-for-testing/24795/10 "2019-09-22T17:18:10Z")

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Ok, thanks. I’m reaching out to [@helpdesk](https://talk.openmrs.org/groups/helpdesk) for this.

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**Author:** ![c.antwi](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/c.antwi/32/7911_2.png) [@c.antwi](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/c.antwi)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/openmrs-platform-2-3-0-beta-released-for-testing/24795/11 "2019-09-23T13:40:39Z")

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@ruhanga Were you able to sort the issue out? Great work so far !

@wyclif the release has been made with reference to your question here [Platform 2.3 Beta Release](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/platform-2-3-beta-release/24458/7)

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**Author:** ![ruhanga](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/ruhanga/32/8318_2.png) [@ruhanga](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/ruhanga)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 1:51pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/openmrs-platform-2-3-0-beta-released-for-testing/24795/12 "2019-09-23T13:51:18Z")

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I’m still getting all the artifacts uploaded to [sourceforge](https://sourceforge.net/projects/openmrs/files/prereleases/OpenMRS_Platform_2.3.0-beta/) and pretty much there and now left with the platform stand-alone. I’m having some bandwidth issue that I’m getting resolved.

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**Author:** ![ruhanga](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/ruhanga/32/8318_2.png) [@ruhanga](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/ruhanga)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2019, 2:01am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/openmrs-platform-2-3-0-beta-released-for-testing/24795/13 "2019-09-27T02:01:05Z")

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A day ago, all the packages were uploaded to sourceforge and so [OpenMRS Platform 2.3.0-beta](https://sourceforge.net/projects/openmrs/files/prereleases/OpenMRS_Platform_2.3.0-beta/) is now downloadable in its stand-alone and and war packages.

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**Author:** ![c.antwi](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/c.antwi/32/7911_2.png) [@c.antwi](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/c.antwi)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2019, 10:59am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/openmrs-platform-2-3-0-beta-released-for-testing/24795/14 "2019-09-27T10:59:04Z")

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Congrats and many thanks ! @ruhanga

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**Author:** ![ruhanga](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/ruhanga/32/8318_2.png) [@ruhanga](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/ruhanga)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2019, 2:19pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/openmrs-platform-2-3-0-beta-released-for-testing/24795/15 "2019-10-18T14:19:14Z")

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Hi all, I would like to know whether it’s now all okay with getting the Final release of Platform 2.3.0 out. A few commits improving the platform code base have been merged with in the past 2 weeks, thanks to @wyclif and community devs who have added these developments to the 2.3.x series of the platform.

cc: @mogoodrich, @dkayiwa, @mksd, @c.antwi, @k.joseph

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**Author:** ![dkayiwa](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/dkayiwa/32/179_2.png) [@dkayiwa](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/dkayiwa)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/openmrs-platform-2-3-0-beta-released-for-testing/24795/16 "2019-10-20T20:25:17Z")

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@ruhanga has there been any testing of plaform 2.3.0-beta?

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**Author:** ![ruhanga](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/ruhanga/32/8318_2.png) [@ruhanga](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/ruhanga)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2019, 7:59am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/openmrs-platform-2-3-0-beta-released-for-testing/24795/17 "2019-10-21T07:59:16Z")

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Hi @dkayiwa, I have tested the platform 2.3.0-beta and invited the community and implementations to test this version in this thread. I’m therefore seeking feedback so if there be any issues, these get resolved ASAP before we can have the full release out.

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**Author:** ![dkayiwa](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/dkayiwa/32/179_2.png) [@dkayiwa](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/dkayiwa)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2019, 12:15pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/openmrs-platform-2-3-0-beta-released-for-testing/24795/18 "2019-10-21T12:15:47Z")

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Did you, or any one else, try to test the reference application running on platform 2.3.0-beta?

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**Author:** ![ruhanga](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/ruhanga/32/8318_2.png) [@ruhanga](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/ruhanga)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/openmrs-platform-2-3-0-beta-released-for-testing/24795/19 "2019-10-21T15:12:09Z")

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Yes, I have tested with the reference application 2.10.0. It runs okay though I have not exhaustively tested every feature.

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**Author:** ![tendomart](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/tendomart/32/6753_2.png) [@tendomart](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/tendomart)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/openmrs-platform-2-3-0-beta-released-for-testing/24795/20 "2019-10-21T15:19:02Z")

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@ruhanga which features have you not tested so i begin with those ?

@dkayiwa any uat server available ?

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