A deprecated feature is one that is being replaced by a newer version or a better implementation. Cognos intends to discontinue the use of the feature and provides recommendations for adapting to this change over multiple releases.
Listed below are deprecated features, including links to related topics.
The Create symmetric key store property could be enabled or disabled in older versions. It was typically set to true on the active Content Manager and false on standby Content Managers. These settings enabled standby Content Managers to retrieve the master common symmetric key from the active Content Manager.
The Create symmetric key store property is deprecated in Version 8.3 because Content Managers can now dynamically determine the active Content Manager and automatically retrieve the key. For more information, see Configuring Content Manager Computers.
Currently, configuring the cogformat.xml file location and format specification properties is done at installation time. The information is saved to a configuration file on the local computer and the configuration file is preserved when you upgrade. In the next release, configuring the cogformat.xml file location and format specification properties will be done in Cognos Administration. The properties will be stored in the content store and available to all groups and roles. To prepare for this change, you must create a backup of any customizations you made to this file. For more information about backing up files that contain customization, see Upgrade from an Earlier Version of Cognos 8.