Deprecated, stabilized, and removed features

If you are migrating from an earlier release of WebSphere® Application Server, you should be aware of the various features that have been deprecated, stabilized, and removed since Version 5.1.

Deprecated feature: Refer to the tables in Deprecated features, Stabilized features, and Removed features to learn what has been deprecated, stabilized, and removed.depfeat
Deprecated features

If a feature is listed as deprecated, IBM® might remove this capability in a subsequent release of the product. Future investment will be focused on the strategic function listed under "Recommended Migration Actions" in Deprecated features. Typically, a feature is not removed until at least two major releases or three full years (whichever time period is longer) after the release in which that feature is deprecated. For example, features that are deprecated in Version 6.0, Version 6.0.1, or Version 6.0.2 are not removed from the product until after Version 7.0 because both Version 6.0.x and Version 6.1.x are major releases. In rare cases, it might become necessary to remove features sooner; such cases are indicated clearly and explicitly in the descriptions of these deprecated features.

For information on features that have been deprecated in this and earlier releases of WebSphere Application Server, read Deprecated features.

Stabilized features

If a feature is listed as stabilized, IBM does not currently plan to deprecate or remove this capability in a subsequent release of the product; but future investment will be focused on the alternative function listed under "Strategic Alternative" in Stabilized features. You do not need to change any of your existing applications and scripts that use a stabilized function; but you should consider using the strategic alternative for new applications.

For information on features that have been stabilized in this release of WebSphere Application Server, read Stabilized features.

Removed features

For information on features that have been removed in this and earlier releases of WebSphere Application Server, read Removed features.




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