Deprecated and removed features
Occasionally features in a previous version are replaced by features in a new version. Sometimes features that are no longer needed are removed from the new version. In both cases, it is important to take note of what to do when you upgrade to the new version.
The following flags are used to help you identify the status of a feature in IBM Knowledge Center:
- (Deprecated)
- Removed in
If a feature is removed from an IBM Knowledge Center update, topics have the Removed in <version> flag to identify which version it is removed in.
| Feature | Application/Component/Service | Replaced by | Deprecated in | Removed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Installation on IBM Cloud Private | IBM Business Automation Configuration Container | IBM Cloud Private is no longer a long-term target platform. The target platform is now Red Hat OpenShift. | 19.0.2 | 19.0.3 |
| IBM Cloud Automation Manager | IBM Business Automation Workflow and IBM Business Automation Configuration Container | Install IBM Business Automation Workflow on-premises. For more information, see IBM Knowledge Center. | Not applicable | 19.0.2 |
| Installation of IBM Business Automation Workflow on IBM Cloud Automation Manager | IBM Business Automation Workflow on IBM Cloud Automation Manager | Use IBM Business Automation Workflow on-premises or Chef recipes that can be used to provision an environment on virtual machines. | 19.0.2 | Not applicable |
| IBM Cloud Private | All | IBM Cloud Private is no longer a long-term target platform. IBM Cloud Pak for Automation now targets Red Hat OpenShift and Certified Kubernetes. | Not applicable | 19.0.2 |
| The internalDatabase.password and internalDatabase.user parameters for a Certified Kubernetes deployment. | IBM Operational Decision Manager | The user and password configuration parameters that are used to connect to the internal database are replaced by the credentials parameter. A Kubernetes secret is needed to pass the credentials to the deployment. | 19.0.1 | Not applicable |
| The externalDatabase.password and externalDatabase.user parameters for a Certified Kubernetes deployment. | IBM Operational Decision Manager | The user and password configuration parameters that are used to connect to the external database are replaced by the credentials parameter. A Kubernetes secret is needed to pass the credentials to the deployment. | 19.0.1 | Not applicable |
| Elasticsearch and Kibana: ibm-dba-ek.usersSecret, ibm-dba-ek.nginx.image.repository, ibm-dba-ek.nginx.image.tag | IBM Business Automation Insights and IBM Business Automation Configuration Container | The nginx parameters for the image name and version number, and the Kubernetes secret name (ibm-dba-ek.usersSecret) parameter are removed from the installation interfaces. You must now use the Open Distro for Elasticsearch security plug-in to configure security for the embedded Elasticsearch and Kibana installation. | Not applicable | 19.0.1 |
| Generic index patterns | IBM Business Automation Insights | If you used generic index patterns in a custom dashboard or a saved search, replace them with the new BPMN patterns or a customized pattern. For more information, see Index patterns. | Not applicable | 18.0.2 |
| Elasticsearch: elasticsearch.version parameter | IBM Business Automation Insights and IBM Business Automation Configuration Container | The elasticsearch.version parameter for IBM Business Automation Insights is now set automatically by IBM Business Automation Configuration Container. | Not applicable | 18.0.2 |
| Support of Apache Kafka versions 0.10.2.x and 0.11.x | IBM Business Automation Insights | Use a higher version. Supported versions include: 1.0.x, 1.1.x, and 2.x. | Not applicable | 18.0.2 |