The CAE Feeder was improved to store data more efficiently in the database, which reduces database disk space requirements and improves throughput. To this end, the data type of some database columns was changed from a string type to a binary type. This change also applies to custom applications based on the Proactive Engine.

When the CAE Feeder is started with an empty database to feed everything from scratch, it will automatically create tables with improved definitions. If started with existing database tables from a previous release, then the CAE Feeder will work as before without improved database usage. Existing database tables are not upgraded. For best performance, it is recommended to start feeding with an empty database.

(CMS-16722)