Deprecated Assets and Features
The following page lists all of the deprecated assets and features in Squiz Matrix including the version each item was deprecated and removed in. The list includes previously released deprecations as well as future ones in upcoming version releases.
- Deprecated In - This is the version that the asset or feature has been marked as deprecated. This means the feature might still work if it exists in your system, however, no bug fixes will be released if it doesn't. There will also be a deprecation notice in the interface for any screens and sections relating to this feature.
- Removed In - This is the version the code for the asset or feature has been removed in. For new installs, the asset will simply not be created. For systems that upgrade to this version, the automatic upgrade script will either remove the asset or feature or convert it to a different asset in order to not cause any breaking changes to existing implementations.
| Asset / Feature | Description | Deprecated In | Removed In | Issue Tracker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.x | ||||
| Please refer to the Matrix 6 documentation for Matrix 6+ deprecations. | ||||
| 5.5 | ||||
| Oracle Database Support | This database type will no longer be supported for Matrix installs moving forward. You will need to convert to a PostgreSQL database before upgrading. | 5.5.0.0 | 5.5.0.0 | #11603 |
| Apache Configuration | This feature will be removed upon upgrade. | 5.5.0.0 | 5.5.0.0 | #6129 |
| Login Design EES Login Design Password Change Design | These asset types will be converted to a Design asset upon upgrade. | 5.5.0.0 | 5.5.0.0 | #11296 |
| Media Folder Designs Folder Web Services Folder | These asset types will be converted to a Site Asset upon upgrade. | 5.5.0.0 | 5.5.0.0 | #11556 |
| Internationalisation | This feature will be removed upon upgrade. | 5.5.0.0 | 5.5.0.0 | #11440 |
| History screen | See Rollback in this table. | |||
| Workspace | This asset type will be converted to a Folder asset upon upgrade. | 5.5.0.0 | 5.5.2.0 | #11578 |
| Bulkmail | This feature will be removed upon upgrade. | 5.5.2.0 | 6.0.0 | #671 |
| Inbox | TBA | 5.5.0.0 | TBA | #11578 |
| Upcoming Events List | This asset type will be removed upon upgrade. | 5.5.0.0 | 6.0.0 | #11743 |
| Restricted-Period Calendar Page | This asset type will be removed upon upgrade. | 5.5.0.0 | 6.0.0 | #11743 |
| Rolling Calendar Page | This asset type will be removed upon upgrade. | 5.5.0.0 | 6.0.0 | #11743 |
| Rollback | This feature will be removed upon upgrade. | 5.5.0.0 | 6.0.0 | #11587 |
| Force Secure Setting | This feature will be removed upon upgrade. | 5.5.0.0 | 6.0.0 | #11874 |
| Word Import Tool Converter | This asset type will be removed upon upgrade. | 5.5.4.0 | 5.5.4.0 | #1188 |
| Apache Web Server Support | This feature will no longer be supported upon upgrade. | 5.5.6.0 | 5.5.6.0 | N/A |
| 5.4 | ||||
| SecurePay eSec Payment Gateway | This payment gateway was deprecated by SecurePay in favour of the SecurePay Direct Post payment gateway that should be used instead. | 5.4.0.0 | 5.5.0.0 | #7172 |
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Set Design Parse File Trigger Action Set Design Associated Files Trigger Action | These trigger actions will be removed upon upgrade. | 5.4.3.0 | 5.4.3.0 | #11312 |
| Install Key | This feature will be removed upon upgrade. | 5.4.2.0 | 5.4.2.0 | #10667 |
| Choose a pre-uploaded file File Asset Feature | This feature will be removed upon upgrade. | 5.4.2.0 | 5.4.2.0 | #10376 |
| delete_assets_by_id.php Script | This script will be removed upon upgrade. | 5.4.3.0 | 5.4.3.0 | #11286 |
| Mollom Spam Checker | This feature will be removed upon upgrade. | 5.4.3.0 | 5.4.3.0 | #11216 |
| FLV File | This asset type will be converted to a File asset upon upgrade. | 5.4.4.0 | 5.5.0.0 | #11421 |
| XSL File | This asset type will be converted to an XML File asset upon upgrade. | 5.4.4.0 | 5.5.0.0 | #11423 |
| Thumbnail | This asset type will be converted to an Image asset upon upgrade. | 5.4.4.0 | 5.5.0.0 | #11295 |
| Site Network | This asset type will be converted to a Folder asset upon upgrade. | 5.4.4.0 | 5.5.0.0 | #11321 |
| Data Source Graph | This asset will be removed upon upgrade. | 5.4.4.0 | 5.5.0.0 | #11657 |
Access History Design Area | These design areas will stop functioning upon upgrade. | 5.4.4.0 | 6.0.0 | |
| MP3 File | This asset will be converted to an Audio File asset upon upgrade. | 5.4.5.0 | 5.5.0.0 | #11422 |
| Funnelback REST Search Page REST Resource | These asset types will be converted to a REST Resource JavaScript asset upon upgrade. | 5.4.5.0 | 5.5.0.0 | #11298 |
| Hit Count Listing Page | This asset will be converted to an Asset Listing asset upon upgrade. | 5.4.5.0 | 5.5.0.0 | #11745 |
| Image Content Type | This asset type will be converted to a Raw HTML Content Type asset upon upgrade. | 5.4.5.0 | 5.5.0.0 | #11751 |
| Related Asset Listing Page | This asset will be converted to an Asset Listing asset upon upgrade. | 5.4.5.0 | 5.5.0.0 | #11749 |
| Datacash Payment Gateway | This asset will be removed upon upgrade. | 5.4.5.0 | 5.5.0.0 | #11863 |
| What's New Page | This asset will be converted to an Asset Listing asset upon upgrade. | 5.4.5.0 | TBA | #11746 |
| Google Map | This asset will be removed upon upgrade. | 5.4.5.0 | 5.5.5.0 | #631 |
| Google Map Location | This asset will be removed upon upgrade. | 5.4.5.0 | 5.5.5.0 | #631 |
| Metadata Multiple Text Field | This asset will be converted to a Metadata Text Field upon upgrade. | 5.4.6.1 | 5.5.0.0 | #12030 |
| 5.3 | ||||
| Classic WYSIWYG Spell Checker | This feature will be removed upon upgrade. | 5.3.6.1, 5.4.1.3 | 5.3.6.1, 5.4.1.3 | #10792 |
| 5.1 | ||||
| Funnelback Package | This whole package and all associated assets will be removed upon upgrade. | 5.1.0.0 | 5.5.0.0 | #5536 |
| IPB Package | This whole package and all associated assets will be removed upon upgrade. | 5.1.0.0 | 5.5.0.0 | #5536 |
| Multiple Page | This asset type will be converted to a Standard Page upon upgrade. | 5.1.0.0 | 5.5.5.0 | #5536 |
| Weather Company Feed | This asset type will be removed upon upgrade. | 5.1.0.0 | 5.5.0.0 | #5536 |
| Squiz Suite Manager | This asset type will be removed upon upgrade. | 5.1.0.0 | 5.5.0.0 | #5536 |
| JS API Standard Mode | This feature will be removed upon upgrade. | 5.1.0.0 | 5.5.0.0 | #5536 |
| uTransact Payment Gateway | This asset type will be removed upon upgrade. | 5.1.0.0 | 5.5.0.0 | #5536 |
| Table Content Type | This asset type will be converted to a Raw HTML Content Type upon upgrade. | 5.1.0.0 | 5.5.0.0 | #5536 |
| Structure Tree Content Type | This asset type will be converted to a Raw HTML Content Type upon upgrade. | 5.1.0.0 | 5.5.0.0 | #5536 |
| Code Content Type | This asset type will be converted to a Raw HTML Content Type upon upgrade. | 5.1.0.0 | 5.5.0.0 | #5536 |
| pdftohtml & Antiword Keyword Extraction External Tools | These features will be removed upon upgrade. | 5.2.0.0 | 5.5.0.0 | #5443 |