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Deprecated SQL Server Features in SQL Server 2012

This topic describes the deprecated features that are still available in SQL Server 2012. These features are scheduled to be removed in a future release of SQL Server. Deprecated features should not be used in new applications.

Features Not Supported in the Next Version of SQL Server

The following SQL Server Database Engine features will not be supported in the next version of SQL Server. Do not use these features in new development work, and modify applications that currently use these features as soon as possible. The Feature name column appears in trace events as the ObjectName, in performance counters and sys.dm_os_performance_counters as the instance_name. The Feature ID appears in trace events as the ObjectId.

Category

Deprecated feature

Replacement

Feature name

Feature ID

Data Programmability

SOAP/HTTP endpoints with CREATE ENDPOINT (Transact-SQL) and ALTER ENDPOINT (Transact-SQL)

Windows Communications Foundation (WCF) or ASP.NET

Native XML Web Services

21

Data Programmability

sys.soap_endpoints (Transact-SQL)

Windows Communications Foundation (WCF) or ASP.NET

Native XML Web Services

22

Data Programmability

sys.endpoint_webmethods (Transact-SQL)

Windows Communications Foundation (WCF) or ASP.NET

Native XML Web Services

23

Slipstream Functionality

The Product Update feature replaces the Slipstream functionality that was available in SQL Server 2008 PCU1. Therefore the command-line parameters, /PCUSource and /CUSource, associated with Slipstream functionality should no longer be used. The parameters will continue to work, but may be removed in a future release of SQL Server Setup. The /UpdateSource parameter combines the functionality of the Slipstream parameters, /PCUSource and /CUSource. For more information about Product Updates functionality in SQL Server 2012, see Product Updates in SQL Server 2012 Installation.

For more information about Slipstream functionality that was available in SQL Server 2008 PCU1, see Slipstream a SQL Server Update (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=219945).

See Also

Concepts

Backward Compatibility