Deprecated Features

This page lists features of Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release) that are deprecated, deprecated and unsupported, and removed.

Deprecated: Adobe does not recommend using a deprecated feature set as a part of any new application development. It also means that Adobe will not be making any additions/enhancements/modifications to the existing functionality. However, Adobe will still provide fixes to bugs, including security fixes, that prevent the functionality of the feature described in the documentation.
Deprecated and unsupported: A deprecated and unsupported feature will also be not eligible for any kind of bug fixes. However, if there is a security vulnerability/issue in such a feature, Adobe will be addressing it.
Removed: The feature will not be available in ColdFusion and can no longer be used.

Feature	Deprecated since	Deprecated and unsupported since	Removed since
Flash forms	ColdFusion 11	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)
UI Tags based on YUI toolkit - cftree, cfcalendar, cfautosuggest, cfmenu		Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)
Portlets		Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)
Event gateway - Jabber, Flash Media server	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)
Server Manager	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)
Server Monitor	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)
Report Builder		Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)
cftable	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)
ColdFusion System Probes	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)
cfchart- format flash	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)
cffileupload Flash component	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)
cfmediaplayer	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)
XML Forms	ColdFusion 11	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)
HTMLEditFormat	ColdFusion 11
cfapplet	ColdFusion 11	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)
cfsprydataset	ColdFusion 11	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)
LCDS Integration	ColdFusion 11	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)
CORBA Integration	ColdFusion 11	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)
AIR Integration	ColdFusion 11	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)
cfslider, cftree, and cfgrid format = "applet"	ColdFusion 11	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)
cfpresentation for flash presentation	ColdFusion 11	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)
cfdocument for flashpaper	ColdFusion 11	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)
ColdFusion actionscript functions (CF.query, CF.http)	ColdFusion 11	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)
cfcache- cachedirectory and timeout attributes	ColdFusion MX		ColdFusion 11
cfcollection - map and repair options of the action attribute	ColdFusion MX 7		ColdFusion 11
cferror - monitor option of the exception attribute	ColdFusion MX		ColdFusion 11
cffile - system value for attributes attribute, temporary value for attributes attribute	ColdFusion MX		ColdFusion 11
cfform - passthrough attribute, enableCAB attribute	ColdFusion MX 7		ColdFusion 11
cfftp - agentname attribute	ColdFusion MX		ColdFusion 11
cfgraph	ColdFusion MX		ColdFusion 11
cfgraphdata	ColdFusion MX		ColdFusion 11
cfgridupdate - connectString, dbName, dbServer, dbType, provider, and providerDSN attributes	ColdFusion MX		ColdFusion 11
cfinput - passthrough attribute	ColdFusion MX 7		ColdFusion 11
cfinsert - connectString, dbName, dbServer, dbType, provider,providerDSN attributes	ColdFusion MX		ColdFusion 11
cfldap - filterFile attribute	ColdFusion MX		ColdFusion 11
cflog - date, thread, and time attributes	ColdFusion MX		ColdFusion 11
cfquery - connectString, dbName, dbServer, provider, providerDSN,sql attributes. The following dbType attribute values: dynamic, ODBC, Oracle73, Oracle80, Sybase11, OLEDB, and DB2	ColdFusion MX		ColdFusion 11
cfsearch - external, language attributes	ColdFusion MX		ColdFusion 11
cfselect - passthrough attribute	ColdFusion MX 7		ColdFusion 11
cfservlet	ColdFusion MX		ColdFusion 11
cfservletparam	ColdFusion MX		ColdFusion 11
cfslider - img, imgStyle, grooveColor, refreshLabel,tickmarkimages, tickmarklabels, tickmarkmajor, and tickmarkminor attributes	ColdFusion MX		ColdFusion 11
cfstoredproc - connectString, dbName, dbServer, dbtype, provider, and providerDSN attributes	ColdFusion MX		ColdFusion 11
cftextinput	ColdFusion MX 7		ColdFusion 11
cfupdate - connectString, dbName, dbServer, dbtype, provider, and providerDSN attributes	ColdFusion MX		ColdFusion 11
GetMetricData - cacheops parameter	ColdFusion MX
GetK2ServerDocCount	ColdFusion MX 6.1
GetK2ServerDocCountLimit	ColdFusion MX 6.1
GetTemplatePath	ColdFusion MX
IsK2ServerABroker	ColdFusion MX 6.1
IsK2ServerDocCountExceeded	ColdFusion MX 6.1
IsK2ServerOnLine	ColdFusion MX 6.1
ParameterExists	ColdFusion MX. Use the IsDefined function.
SetLocale - locale="Spanish (Mexican)"	ColdFusion MX. Use locale="Spanish (Standard)"

Deprecated Features

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