Deprecated and removed features of IBM Business Automation Workflow 25.x

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IBM® Business Automation Workflow 25.x extends capabilities that are found in previous versions of IBM Business Automation Workflow, IBM Business Process Manager, IBM Case Manager, IBM Integration Designer, WebSphere® Lombardi Edition, IBM WebSphere Lombardi Edition, WebSphere Process Server, and other business process management products. Some features of those other products or previous versions are deprecated and removed in Business Automation Workflow 25.x.

The deprecations and removals that are made in IBM Business Automation Workflow 25.x are summarized in the following sections.

Tip: The following sections describe the features that are deprecated or removed in 25.x. For a summary of all deprecations and removals in this and previous versions, see List of all deprecated and removed features External link opens a new window or tab .

Deprecated features

If a feature is listed as deprecated, or certain system requirements are indicated as deprecated on the Software Product Compatibility Reports External link opens a new window or tab website, IBM might remove this capability or support in a subsequent release of the product to focus on follow-on technologies or the strategic feature that is listed under Action. Typically, a feature is not deprecated unless an equivalent alternative is provided or available. A feature is not removed for at least two releases after the deprecation of the feature is declared. In rare cases, it might be necessary to remove features sooner; such cases are indicated in the descriptions of these removed features.

The following features from previous releases are deprecated in IBM Business Automation Workflow versions 25.x.

Table 1. Deprecated features for Business Automation Workflow 25.x
Deprecated features Description Action
 25.0.0.0  Configuration of Content Platform Engine and IBM Content Navigator on Docker containers Support for deploying Content Platform Engine and IBM Content Navigator on Docker containers is deprecated due to limitations in scalability and maintainability. Transition to supported environments such as virtual machines or Kubernetes-based deployments.

Removed features

The following features from previous releases are removed in IBM Business Automation Workflow 25.x.

Table 2. Removed features for Business Automation Workflow 25.x
Removed features Description Action
 25.0.0.0 Solution Document Generator (Docgen) utility The Solution Document Generator (Docgen) utility that generated a solution description document for a set of cases is removed in this release. This utility does not contain any of the new Business Automation Workflow integration data. View the solution details by opening the solution in Business Automation Studio or IBM Workflow Center.
 25.0.0.0  AIX®:  AIX does not support interactive installation. Starting with version 25.0.0.0, Business Automation Workflow images contain IBM Installation Manager version 1.10, which no longer supports typical (interactive) installation in AIX. Use custom installation rather than typical installation. Use command line installation or response files to install Business Automation Workflow. For more information, see Installing IBM Business Automation Workflow on Linux or AIX using a custom installation and configuration path.