Deprecated and removed components

This topic contains information about InfoSphere® MDM components that have been deprecated and removed.

Deprecated components

The following InfoSphere MDM components have been deprecated.

Important: Deprecation does not equal removal of the functionality. A deprecation statement is provided to let you know that we are considering removal or replacement of the functionality in a future release. This gives you the ability to make more informed decisions and the opportunity to provide feedback.

If your InfoSphere MDM implementation does not already use any deprecated components, avoid using them going forward. If you do use one of these components, consider an appropriate replacement.

Note: For the list of components that were deprecated or removed in the previous release, see Deprecated components in version 11.6.

Table 1. Deprecated components
Component name	Deprecated in version	Actions or replacements	Notes®
Support for Remote Method Invocation (RMI)	11.4.0.0	An alternative function is possible using Java™™ API for XML web services (JAX-WS).	Applies to Advanced Edition. No immediate removal planned.

Components removed in this release

The following InfoSphere MDM components have been removed in this release.

Table 2. Removed components
Component name	Removed in version	Notes
IBM® InfoSphere MDM Collaborative Edition	12.0.0	Applies to Collaborative Edition. After IBM InfoSphere MDM Collaborative Edition 11.6.0.13, the Collaborative Edition capabilities moved to a new product called IBM Product Master. For more information, see IBM Documentation for IBM Product Master 12.0.
IBM InfoSphere MDM Reference Data Management Hub	12.0.0	Applies to Standard Edition and Advanced Edition.
IBM Master Data Connect	12.0.0	Applies to Standard Edition and Advanced Edition.
Support for the Entity Insight feature of InfoSphere Big Match for Hadoop	12.0.0	Applies to Standard Edition and Advanced Edition.
Elasticsearch	12.0.0	Applies to Advanced Edition. Elasticsearch 6.2.4 is no longer packaged as part of InfoSphere MDM. You can continue to use full text searches that leverage Elasticsearch in your InfoSphere MDM solution, but you must deploy and configure your own Elasticsearch server. For more information about Elasticsearch and to get started with a free trial, see the Elasticsearch web site.
Virtual MDM Flexible Search	12.0.0	Applies to Standard Edition and Advanced Edition.
IBM Stewardship Center: Virtual MDM Stewardship application	12.0.0	Applies to Standard Edition and Advanced Edition. Use the InfoSphere MDM Inspector user interface for virtual MDM data stewardship.
IBM Stewardship Center: Hybrid MDM data quality capability	12.0.0	Applies to Standard Edition and Advanced Edition.
Support for IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) applications for virtual MDM	12.0.0	Applies to Standard Edition and Advanced Edition. Use the InfoSphere MDM Inspector user interface for virtual MDM data stewardship.