Deprecated, Obsolete and Restrictions

The following issues are deprecated, obsolete or restricted in Content Manager.

Generally, SDL provides platform support for up to two versions of any given platform to provide more flexibility in how organizations incorporate vendor changes. Typically, SDL provides support for the latest and previous version of a third party platform. This previous version is implicitly marked as deprecated.

Since Content Manager 14.0.0 (14 release)

The Batch Import tool is now obsolete. This feature have been removed from Content Manager following the recent improvement and development of Content Importer.

The support for the following software components is obsolete in this release:
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012R2 (64-bit)
  • Windows 8
  • Microsoft Windows PowerShell 5.0 (part of Windows Management Framework 5.0)
  • .NET Runtime 4.6.1
  • oXygen XML Author 19.1 (64-bit)
  • Internet Explorer (all versions)
Since Content Manager 13.0.2 (13 SP2 release)

Due to the complete removal of legacy code from Content Manager 13.0.2, the earliest version from which you can upgrade directly to SDL Tridion Docs 13 SP2 is SDL LiveContent Architect 2013 (10.0.0). Upgrading from earlier versions requires that you first upgrade to SDL Knowledge Center 2016 (12.0.0).

The support for the following software components is obsolete in this release:
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2014
  • Java Runtime 10.0.1 (64-bit)
  • Java Development Kit 10.0.1 (64-bit)
  • Eclipse Help (output format)
  • SDL WorldServer 10.4.4
Since Content Manager 13.0.1 (13 SP1 release)

There are evolutions for software support in the 13 SP1 release triggered by the XML Editors. One of them is the new support for 64-bit versions of XML Editors and at the same time the obsolescence of any 32-bit versions of those tools.

Because of the changes in software support, upgrading to Content Manager 13.0.1 from any earlier version makes the following versions obsolete:
  • Windows 7 (32-bit)
  • JustSystems XMetaL 10.0 / 10.0 (Japanese) (32-bit)
  • JustSystems XMetaL 11 (32-bit)
  • <oXygen/> XMLAuthor/Editor 17 (32-bit)
  • Arbortext Editor 7.0 (32-bit)
Since Content Manager 13.0.0 (13 release)
Translation review flow:
  • The simple translation review flow, without the approval step, is deprecated when WorldServer and TMS are set with a REST API protocol. It is however possible to maintain the old flow removing the approval steps from the out-of-the-box version of the flow.
  • The simple flow without the approval step should be used with the file system or when WorldServer is set with a SOAP API protocol. Whenever 'rejected' objects need to be sent again for translation, however, you need to either submit everything again for translation with the Include items already sent... checkbox selected, or manually change the rejected topics' status to In translation.
  • In all cases, it is no longer possible to send Only previously rejected translation items.
The support for the following software components is obsolete in this release:
  • Microsoft Windows 2008R2/x64 SP0/SP1
  • Oracle RDBMs 11.2
  • Microsoft SQLServer 2012 SP3
  • JustSystems XMetaL 10.0
  • JustSystems XMetaL 10.0 Japanese
  • <oXygen/> XMLAuthor/Editor 16
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 10
Since Content Manager 12.0.X (2016 release)
  • New environments using the Oracle RDBMs should install Content Manager on Oracle RDBMs 12c. Oracle RDBMs 11g is currently in extended support and only allowed to be used to softly migrate existing environments. The documentation's Content Manager installation instructions no longer include Oracle 11g specific tasks.
  • PreTranslation was promoted to a public interface as part of <infoShareExtensionConfig> called <targetxmlfilegeneration>. Our implementation of PreTranslation based on this new interface is marked as deprecated.
  • BatchImport, visible in the Web Client's user interface Tools section, is marked as deprecated. More technically, background task implementation of handler ISHBATCHIMPORT implemented by ISHBatchImport*.CBatchImport is deprecated.
  • BatchPerformAction, visible in the Web Client's user interface Inbox section or Reports, is marked as deprecated. More technically, background task implementation of handlers BATCHPERFORMACTION and RELEASETRANSLATIONS implemented by ISAuthor*.CInboxView are deprecated.
  • Background task implementation of handler DELETETRANSLATIONS is obsolete.
  • All programmer's interfaces are now fully natively .NET. In 11.0.0 we introduced IWrite* plugins as replacement for IOnDocStore and ICustomerFunction. In 11.0.1 we introduce IBackgroundTaskHandler to replace IEventHandler. This marks the IEventHandler interface as deprecated; and IOnDocStore and ICustomerFunction interfaces are obsolete as they are technically no longer available.
  • The FSDLLIVECONTENTSKIN field has been made obsolete. It was the database field used for the OutputFormat 'Skin used' property, which has been removed from the OutputFormat properties screen.
  • The Analytics feature, as well as the audit trail functionality and configuration options, are marked as deprecated in this release.
The support for the following software components is marked as deprecated in this release:
  • Microsoft Windows 7
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 (all service packs)
  • Oracle RDBMs 11.2
  • Microsoft Active Directory Federated Services 2.X (ADFS 2.0; part of Windows 2008R2/x64 and ADFS 2.1; part of Windows 2012/x64)
  • JustSystems XMetaL 9.0
  • <oXygen/> XML Author/Editor 16 (32bit)
The support for the following software components is obsolete in this release:
  • Microsoft Windows 2008R2/x64 (all service packs) as mainstream support ended January 2015
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008R2 (all service packs)
  • Microsoft XML Parser 4.0 (all service packs) obsolete for Content Manager 12.0.3 and later
  • Java 7 as support ended April 2015
  • JustSystems XMetaL 8.0/8.0J (Still available in the MSI but no longer supported)
  • <oXygen/> XML Author/Editor 15 (32bit)
  • Arbortext Editor 5.X/6.X as standard support ended April 2015
  • Adobe FrameMaker (all versions)
  • Reusable Objects. Please contact SDL Support to discuss your usage and legacy conversion through deprecated API call Document0bj20.GetDocObj. [TS-4673].
Since Architect 11.0.X (2014 release)
  • All programmer's interfaces are now fully natively .NET. In 11.0.0 we introduced IWrite* plugins as replacement for IOnDocStore and ICustomerFunction. In 11.0.1 we introduce IBackgroundTaskHandler to replace IEventHandler. This marks the IEventHandler interface as deprecated; and IOnDocStore and ICustomerFunction interfaces are obsolete as they are technically no longer available.
  • Client Tools Offline working mode is marked as deprecated. There are several technical challenges that don't allow us to offer the necessary experience and functionality in a mode when you are not connected to a repository. [TS-8796]
  • The legacy option to have Translation Management correct the status of all previous versions if a later version was released has been removed. This option was already deprecated since the introduction of the FISHSTATUSTYPE field. The option Default Settings > Enable out of date has been removed.
  • The usage of multiple contexts on either masters or publication versions through the CTCONTEXT card type is deprecated. All endpoints in UI and web services are already removed.
  • The support for the following software components is marked as deprecated in this release:
    • Microsoft Windows 2008R2/x64 (all service packs)
    • Microsoft SQL Server 2012
    • Oracle RDBMs 11
    • Adobe FrameMaker
    • Arbortext Editor 5.4
  • The support for the following software components is obsolete in this release:
    • Microsoft SQLServer 2005 (all service packs)
    • Microsoft SQLServer 2008 (all service packs)
    • Oracle RDBMs 10.2.x (all versions) as Oracle Extended Support ends as of July 2013
    • Microsoft Windows XP (all service packs) as Microsoft Extended Support ends as of April 8, 2014
    • Microsoft Windows Vista (all service packs)
    • JustSystems XMetaL 6.0/6.0J
    • JustSystems XMetaL 7.0
    • <oXygen/> XML Author/Editor 14 (32bit)
    • Arbortext Editor 5.3
    • Microsoft Internet Explorer 8
    • Reusable Objects. Please contact SDL Support to discuss your usage and legacy conversion. [TS-4673].
Since Architect 2013 (10.0.X)
  • Reusable Objects are marked as deprecated, Support will be removed from the code base. Please contact SDL Support to discuss your usage and legacy conversion. [TS-4673]
  • Index Terms are Obsolete [TS-1232]
  • Limited Batch Metadata Operations [TS-768]
  • Client Tools using SSL might crash when using a URL that does not match the certificate
  • Authoring Bridge for XMetaL on Windows Vista/7 machines you have to have full access to folders C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\XMetaL Shared and C:\Program Files (x86)\XMetaL 6.0 before doing the installation.
  • The new WCF Web Services API deprecates the previous ASMX API, but we continue to support the ASMX API in this release. The ASMX API will not be supported in the next release and as a result, customers using the ASMX API should start to consider upgrading to the new API.