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General Compatibility 7.2.0
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This section describes compatibility issues that affect an upgrade to 7.2.0.
It describes general, wire, and other compatibility issues between *Connext*
7.2.0 and previous releases.

Unless noted otherwise, the issues in this section do not
apply to *RTI* |CONNEXT| *Micro*.

.. attention::

    For important information on new and removed platforms and features in *Connext* 7, 
    see :link_whats_new_720:`What's New in 7.2.0 <>`. 

See :link_release_notes_comp:`Compatibility, in the RTI Connext DDS Core Libraries Release Notes <>` 
for information about the RTPS versions supported for each |CONNEXT| release.

See :ref:`section-Product-Index-700` for specific issues.


Wire Compatibility
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