Hardware_Technopedia_Lifecycle.csv

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This file contains Technopedia lifecycle information for your hardware inventory.

Column Position	Column Name	Column Values	Column Description
1	Technopedia GUID		Unique across all GUID Types. In practice it is the lowest level in the hierarchy.
2	Technopedia GUID Type	[Manufacturer, Product, Model]	The level of Technopedia titles at which the evidence has been normalized into (manufacturer, product, or model level).
3	Introduction Date		The date the hardware was introduced/announced, and captured the way it was published by the vendor.
4	Introduction Exception		The reason why the introduction date is not available or a caveat on the date value that is currently provided. Values include: • Date not published by the vendor • Support policy not defined by the vendor • Exact date unknown (based on a date range) • Contract-based support only (no specific date) • Open-source support only (no specific date) • Limited, self-help support only (no specific date) • Date in the past (exact date unknown) • To be determined • Other.
5	General Availability Date		The date that the product is generally available through official vendor distributions as published by the vendor.
6	General Availability Exception		The reason why the general availability date is not available or a caveat on the date value that is currently being provided. Similar values as the “Introduction Exception” above.
7	Last Availability Date		The last date in which the hardware is available for purchase from the vendor.
8	Last Availability Exception		The reason why the last availability date is not available or a caveat on the date value that is currently being provided. Similar values as the “Introduction Exception” above.
9	Obsolete Date		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.
10	Obsolete Date Exception		A reason why the obsolete date is not available or a caveat on the date value that is currently being provided. Similar values as the “Introduction Exception” above.