Deprecations and removals
You can find the features or capabilities announced as deprecated and the features or capabilities that are removed in HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy). HCL DevOps Deploy is the new name of HCL Launch from 8.0.0 onwards.
Product features or capabilities
When features or capabilities are announced as deprecated, they continue to be supported although such features or capabilities are no longer enhanced and might be removed in a subsequent release. If you use a deprecated feature, you must migrate to the alternate feature, if applicable, before the deprecated feature is removed.
The removed features will not be available in the product version in which they are removed.
You can find information about the features or capabilities of Deploy that are announced as deprecated in an earlier version, and the version in which they are removed.
The features removed in this version are listed first, followed by the features deprecated. The features removed or deprecated in earlier versions are listed later in the table.
| Feature or capability | Feature deprecated in version | Alternate feature, if applicable | Feature removed in version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keytools package in Help menu | - | Keytools are available in server/bin directory | 8.0.0 |
| Prompt on value option | - | 8.0.0 | |
| Agent $productName/java.home property | - | 7.2.3 | |
| Agent relay agentrelay.http_proxy.use_rabbit=true property | - | 7.2.2 | |
| IBM Java bundle | 7.2.1 | ||
| JMS agents | 7.1.1 | Web agents | 7.2.0 |
| Process Designer Explorer mode | - | 7.1.1.1 | |
| Show Inactive option | 7.0.5 | The Active field is still included in the JSON representation of objects and now reflects whether or not the object has been deleted. | 7.1.0 |
Dependent software
- Java 11 will no longer be supported when Deploy 8.2.0 is released in November 2025. You are advised to upgrade to Java 17 or 21. To upgrade your Java packages, see Managing Java packages on an agent. As a consequence of the removal of support for Java 11, operating systems such as Solaris and z/OS 2.4 will also be out-of-support. Windows 10 Pro will no longer be supported from the Deploy 8.2.0 release. You are advised to migrate to a supported operating system as listed in the Operating systems.
- Maria DB Enterprise 10.5 database will no longer be supported from the Deploy 8.2.0.
| Dependent software | Deprecated in version | Alternate OS or software, if applicable | Support removed in version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Derby | - | See Databases. | 8.1.0 |
| Mac OS | - | 8.1.0 | |
| Openshift container platform 4.12 | - | Openshift container platform 4.13 and later versions | 8.1.0 |
| FlexNet licensing | 8.0.1.3 |
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| Java 11 | 8.0.1 | Java 17 and 21 | To be removed in 8.2.0 |
| IBMi for agents | - | 8.0.0 | |
| Java 8 | Java 11 and later versions Customers using Deploy on the z/OS platform, follow the IBM statement of direction. |
7.2.0 | |
| WINRS | 7.2.1 | 7.3.2 | |
| Dynamic Resources | - | 7.3.1 | |
| JMS protocols | - | Web protocols | 7.2.0 |
| HFS CodeStation | - | Deploy’s in-built artifact repository Codestation | 7.1.1 |
| Safari browser | - | Chrome, Firefox, and Edge | 7.1.0 |
| DB2 on z/OS | - | 7.0.4 | |
| Java 6 and 7 | - | Java 11 and later versions | 7.0.2 |