Deprecated and removed features of IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 and 22.0.2
The deprecations and removals that are made in IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 and 22.0.2 are summarized in the following sections.
Deprecated features
If a feature is listed as deprecated, or certain system requirements are indicated as deprecated on the Software Product Compatibility Reports website, IBM might remove this capability or support in a subsequent release of the product. IBM can 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 22.0.1 and 22.0.2.
Deprecated features | Description | Action |
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22.0.2 Use of an external Elasticsearch 7.x cluster by Process Federation Server |
Use of an external Elasticsearch 7.x cluster with Process Federation Server is deprecated. An external Elasticsearch 8.x cluster must be used instead. | Upgrade your existing Elasticsearch 7.x to version 8.x or configure Process Federation Server to use a new Elasticsearch 8.x cluster. |
22.0.2 |
When you register two Process Centers with each other, you can share toolkits with other users, or subscribe to toolkits that other users share. | In Workflow Center, there is no equivalent function. |
22.0.2 |
In Process Center, you can apply for a governance process that provides control over the installation of process applications or notifies people when a snapshot is installed or changes status. | In Workflow Center, there is no equivalent function. |
22.0.2 |
In Process Center, you can generate process documentation for Process Apps or single BPDs. | In Workflow Center, there is no equivalent function. |
22.0.2 |
A robot task activity type in a process is deprecated. | You can use the IBM Robotic Process Automation toolkit to automate some of the activities that cannot be automated by using the existing system services or APIs. |
22.0.2 |
The web API allows handling of process instances and tasks from an external web service client. | Use Business Automation Workflow REST runtime API instead, see Workflow REST API programming. |
Removed features
The following features from previous releases are removed in IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 and 22.0.2.
Removed features | Description | Action |
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22.0.2 |
Upgrading from IBM Business Process Manager V8.5.x, V8.6.x to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.2 is not supported. | Upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 first, then upgrade to 22.0.2. |
22.0.1 REST interface for IBM Process Federation Server resources - Task List Resource |
This resource represents a method to retrieve a list of task instance entities. | Use the function
|
22.0.1 REST interface for IBM Process Federation Server resources - Task Instance Queries |
This resource represents a list of queries for task instance data. | Use the function
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22.0.1 REST interface for IBM Process Federation Server resources - Task Instance Query Attributes Resource |
This resource represents a list of attributes of a query for task instance data. | This deprecated function was previously known as attributes of tasks
but is now known as fields. This function uses the searches meta task function to get the field
names with type of 'fields' and
'businessDataFields'.
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22.0.1 IBM Process Federation Server embedded Elasticsearch |
Use of Process Federation Server embedded Elasticsearch has been removed from Process Federation Server 22.0.1. | Enable a connection to a remote Elasticsearch cluster as described in Configuring the remote Elasticsearch service. |