Software Release Lifecycle
The following table shows Software Release Lifecycle attributes.
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Software Lifecycle ID |
The unique identifier for software release. |
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End-of-Life (Date Format) |
The last date when full support for a product is provided by the vendor, and standardized to follow Technopedia’s date format. Partial support may still be still available. |
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End-of-Life (Text String) |
The last date that full support for the product is provided by the vendor, captured the way that it was originally published by the vendor. Partial support may still be available. |
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End-of-Life Exception |
The reason why the end-of-life date is not available or a caveat on the date value that is currently being provided. Values include:
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End-of-Life Range (End Date) |
The end date of the estimated end-of-life time range. This is required when the Exception value is 'Exact date unknown, a date range is provided.' |
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End-of-Life Range (Start Date) |
The start date of the estimated end-of-life time range. This is required when the Exception value is 'Exact date unknown, a date range is provided.' |
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End-of-Life Support Level |
The name of support level that marks the end-of-life as published by the vendor. |
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General Availability (Text String) |
The date that the product is generally available through official vendor distributions as published by the vendor. |
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General Availability (Date Format) |
The date that the product is generally available through official vendor distributions, standardized to Technopedia date format. |
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General Availability Exception |
The reason the general availability date is not available or a caveat on the date value that is currently being provided. Values include:
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General Availability Range (Start Date) |
The start date of the estimated GA time range. This is required when the Exception value is 'Exact date unknown, a date range is provided.' |
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General Availability Range (End Date) |
The end date of the estimated GA time range. This is required when the Exception value is 'Exact date unknown, a date range is provided.' |
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Is Private |
Yes = Private entry; No = Original Technopedia entry |
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Obsolete (Date Format) |
The last date in which any support is provided by the vendor, standardized to follow Technopedia date format. The only support available after this date, if applicable, is self- help online support. |
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Obsolete (Text String) |
The last date in which any support is provided by the vendor. The only support available after this date might be self-help online support. |
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Obsolete Exception |
A reason why the obsolete date is not available or a caveat on the date value that is currently being provided. Values include:
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Obsolete Range (End Date) |
The end date of the estimated obsolete time range. This is required when the exception value is 'Exact date unknown, a date range is provided.' |
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Obsolete Range (Start Date) |
The start date of the estimated obsolete time range. This is required when the exception value is 'Exact date unknown, a date range is provided.' |
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Obsolete Support Level |
The name of the support level once obsolete, as published by the vendor. |
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Private Flag |
0 = Not Modified (i.e. original Technopedia entry); 1 = Modified Technopedia object; 2 = Proprietary object (those that have negative IDs). |
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Private Type |
PRIVATE_TYPE = NULL if PRIVATE_FLAG = 0,PRIVATE_TYPE = Modified Technopedia entry if PRIVATE_FLAG = 1,PRIVATE_TYPE = Proprietary entry if PRIVATE_FLAG = 2. |