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What does the error

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When isCOBOL Client connects to an isCOBOL Server, the following error may appear:

   Software Incompatibility
   Client release (###) is incompatible with Application Server (###)

This error means that the isCOBOL Client version is different from the isCOBOL Server version and therefore it's not compatible.
The number in parenthesis identifies the isCOBOL version. table:

number isCOBOL version
17 2011 R3
18 2012 R1
20 2012 R2
21 2013 R1
25 2013 R2
29 2014 R1
31 2015 R1
35 2016 R1
36 2016 R2
46 2017 R1
51 2017 R2
57 2018 R1
59 2018 R2
61 2019 R1
64 2019 R2
71 2020 R1
74 2020 R2
78 2021 R1
83 2021 R2
86 2022 R1
89 2022 R2
91 2023 R1
93 2023 R2
95 2024 R1
96 2024 R2
99 2025 R1
100 2025 R2

Note - the above numbers refers to the GA release of each isCOBOL version. Numbers in between those listed here refer to Alpha and Beta builds.

Ensure that isCOBOL Client and isCOBOL Server are the same version to successfully run applications.

What does the error