Legacy vs. Deprecated Features
  • 22 Nov 2023
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Article summary

Pre-existing features benefit from occasional comprehensive updates to enhance the user experience. All users should always take advantage of the latest offerings in Slate as they provide much more functionality and efficiency.

Legacy

Deprecated

Remain functional and supported

Remain functional - No longer supported

Discouraged in favor of using the latest features and functionality

Highly discouraged in favor of using the latest features and functionality

Will not be deprecated without prior announcement or complete feature parity

Will not be removed from the Slate Community without prior announcement

Legacy Features

Legacy Feature

New Feature

Branding Bookmarklet

Branding Editor

Microsoft Outlook Add-in

Email to Slate Gateway

Slate Template Library

Template Library

Reader Bins
Reader Review Forms
Reader Tab Groups
Reader Tab Materials
Workflows

Workflow Editor

Release Decisions

Release Decisions

Fields

Fields

Deprecated Features

Historically deprecated features have never been removed from the Slate interface.

For example, it was announced in 2013 that Custom SQL triggers would be "deprecated" in favor of the rules editor. The 'Triggers (deprecated)" tool remains available today in Database. Another example is "Essays (deprecated)." This feature was deprecated many years ago in favor of a process that can be managed using custom application-page scoped forms with material upload widgets.

Deprecated Feature

New Feature

Details

Essays

Application Pages

Slate application essays should now be managed using Application Page scoped forms with material upload widgets.

Teasers

Custom Applicant Status Portals

New functionality is available when using the portal editor. You can utilize Content Blocks and Liquid Markup to conditionally show information within a Portal, such as a Custom Applicant Status Portal.

Retention Policies

Retention Policies

The prior version utilizes Local and Slate Template Library query bases, while all retention policies are built on the configurable join query bases in the new version. The new version also utilizes a group structure that enables you to organize policies to execute the deletion of like data. 

Triggers

Rules 

Triggers have been deprecated and should no longer be used. As communicated throughout 2013 and 2014, custom SQL triggers would be retired and were formally deprecated on September 1, 2014. Rules provide much more efficient, comprehensive functionality. Existing custom SQL triggers continue to function in a limited capacity as final migrations to rules are completed.

Event Landing Pages

Portal Events Widget

Event Landing Pages should now be constructed by using a Portal Events Widget within a portal view. 


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