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Deprecated functionality
If you are migrating from an earlier version of WebSphere Commerce, you should be aware of the various features that have been deprecated or removed from this and earlier releases.
Within the information center, this icon indicates deprecated functionality.
- 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 action. Typically, a feature is not removed for one major release or five full years (whichever time period is longer) after the release in which that feature is deprecated. For example, if a feature was deprecated in v6 (released June 2006); then IBM can remove the deprecated feature in a major release on or after June 2011.
Version 6.0 and v7.0 are considered major releases. Fix packs and feature packs are not 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.
The following features have been deprecated in this and earlier releases of WebSphere Commerce:
WebSphere Commerce Payments
WebSphere Commerce Payments is deprecated for WebSphere Commerce v7. The preferred solution is to use the Payments subsystem and the appropriate plug-in.
Recommended action:If you are using WebSphere Commerce Payments with one of the following cassettes, plan to migrate the system to one of the new plug-ins.
- Paymentech Cassette
- Offline Card Cassette
- CustomOffline Cassette
If you are using the Cassette for BankServACH or the Cassette for VisaNet, plan to migrate the payments solution by create a custom payment plug-in that replaces the payment cassettes
Limitations:WebSphere Commerce Payments does not support DB2 v9.7 or WebSphere Application Server 64 bit.
Product Advisor
The Product Advisor is deprecated for WebSphere Commerce v7. IBM OmniFind Discovery Edition provides search capabilities that are equivalent to Product Advisor.
Recommended action:For more information, see OmniFind Discovery Edition
The PriceTCMasterCatalogWithOptionalAdjustment term and condition in the contract model is deprecated.
Recommended action:Use the PriceTCMasterCatalogWithFiltering term and condition type.
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New features and functionality
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Migrate from a previous payment implementation