Deprecation status

This section explains which SDL Tridion Sites product features are deprecated, and what that deprecation means; which backwards compatibility issues you may encounter after you upgrade to the current product release; and which steps you can take to migrate from a (partly) deprecated implementation of SDL Tridion Sites or SDL Web to a recommended one.

Functionality and API deprecation

This release of SDL Tridion Sites contains deprecated features, including APIs or the use of a certain programming language. Deprecation means that the functionality will remain supported in the foreseeable future, but that all new features are only offered in the new API or the new programming language.

Third-party software deprecation

This release of SDL Tridion Sites also supports a number of deprecated third-party software product releases, such as operating systems or web browsers. SDL further classifies the deprecation status of a third-party software product release as one of the following:

  • Definitely—support for the software product release will definitely be dropped in the next version release (that is, the next release that is not a Service Pack) of SDL Tridion Sites.
  • Probably—support for the software product release will probably be dropped in the next version release. Whether or not the software product release will actually be dropped typically depends on the exact time of a newer version of the third-party product.
Migration assistance
If your implementation contains deprecated product features you may want to migrate your implementation to a newer, recommended equivalent of that feature. Sometimes, such a migration is relatively trivial; at other times, such a migration may involve more work, such as when migrating from the old publishing framework to the new one. This kind of migration involves reimplementing your business logic in a new framework.