Support for the GEOMETRY data type within MySQL 5.7 and above has been added. This provides full support for both extracting and applying of the datatype to MySQL.

This change is not backwards compatible; when upgrading, you should upgrade Replicas first and then the Primary to ensure compatibility. Once you have extracted data with the GEOMETRY type into THL, the THL will no longer be compatible with any version of the replicator that does not support the GEOMETRY datatype.

Issues: CT-403