Deprecated and removed features of IBM Business Process Manager V8.5.6

IBM® Business Process Manager V8.5.6 extends capabilities that are found in previous versions of IBM Business Process Manager, IBM Integration Designer, IBM WebSphere® Lombardi Edition, WebSphere Process Server, and other business process management products. Some features of those other products or previous versions are deprecated and removed in IBM BPM V8.5.6.

Deprecated features

If a feature is listed here 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 to 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 Process Manager V8.5.6.

Table 1. Deprecated features for IBM BPM V8.5.6
Deprecated features	Description	Action
Support for using ClearCase in IBM Integration Designer	Using ClearCase as a source repository in IBM Integration Designer is deprecated.	Use Rational Team Concert or CVS for source code control.
Support for using Rational Asset Manager in IBM Integration Designer	Using Rational Asset Manage is deprecated.
RHEL Server BE on POWER 8	Red Hat Enterprise Linux server BE (Big Endian) is deprecated.	Use RHEL Server LE (Little Endian) on POWER 8.
BPMConfig command performance-tuning configuration file options	The following BPMConfig performance-tuning configuration file options are deprecated: `-jvm configuration_file` for updating the Java virtual machine (JVM) performance-tuning properties `-jms configuration_file` for updating the connection factory and activation specification performance-tuning properties `-workManager configuration_file` for updating the work manager performance-tuning properties `-threadPool configuration_file` for updating the thread pool performance-tuning properties `-webContainer configuration_file` for updating the web container performance-tuning properties `-orb configuration_file` for updating the Object Request Broker (ORB) performance-tuning properties `-messagingEngine configuration_file` for updating the messaging engine performance-tuning properties	Use the `-performanceTuning` option. For example `BPMConfig -update -performanceTuning configuration_file`.
tuneBPM command options	The following tuning properties are deprecated: JVM tuning properties `dmgr.minHeap dmgr.maxHeap node.minHeap node.maxHeap meCluster.minHeap meCluster.maxHeap supCluster.minHeap supCluster.maxHeap appCluster.minHeap appCluster.maxHeap appCluster.nurHeapMin appCluster.nurHeapMax appCluster.heapBase` JMS tuning properties `appCluster.twClientCFMax appCluster.cacheMessCFMax appCluster.scaWleAcMaxConcurrency appCluster.scaWleAcMaxBatchSize` Thread pool tuning properties `appCluster.defPoolMin appCluster.defPoolMax` Data source tuning properties `appCluster.dsConPool` Note: Only the standard configuration tuning properties are not deprecated: `appCluster.sendExternalEmail` `appCluster.bpdCapacity` `appCluster.threadPoolSize`	Use the `-performanceTuning` option of the BPMConfig command. For example `BPMConfig -update -performanceTuning configuration_file`.
Ad hoc reports	Ad hoc reports and the ad hoc reports dashboard in Process Portal are deprecated.
Common Event Infrastructure (CEI) and Common Base Events	The use of Common Event Infrastructure (CEI) and Common Base Events is deprecated. The Event Monitoring tab is disabled in the Properties view of Integration Designer for all artifact editors.	You can use the Event Monitor preference page to enable Event Monitor tabs in IBM Integration Designer. However, you must manually enable CEI in the runtime environment. Before you enable the event monitor in the artifact editors, save the open editors that have the modifications. When you select this preference, all open editors will close.

Removed features

The following features from previous releases are removed in IBM Business Process Manager V8.5.6:

Table 2. Removed features for IBM BPM V8.5.6
Removed features	Description	Action
Support for Internet Explorer 8	Some features that are provided by IBM Business Process Manager might not work correctly when you use Internet Explorer version 8.	Use one of the supported browsers. For more information about which browsers are supported, see the "Supported Software" section for your operating system in IBM Business Process Manager Standard detailed system requirements or IBM Business Process Manager Advanced detailed system requirements.
The ClearCase adapter is removed.	The ClearCase adapter was available only for 32-bit operating systems. Support for 32-bit operating systems was dropped in 8.5.5.	Use Rational Team Concert or CVS for source code control.