For guidance on the overall deprecations, removals and breaking changes workflow, please visit https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/gitlab-the-product/#breaking-changes-deprecations-and-removing-features ### Deprecation Summary ### Breaking Change ### Affected Topology ### Affected Tier ### Checklists **Labels** - [ ] This issue is labeled ~deprecation, and with the relevant `~devops::`, `~group::`, and `~Category:` labels. - [ ] This issue is labeled ~"breaking change" if the removal of the deprecated item will be a [breaking change](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/gitlab-the-product/#examples-of-breaking-changes). **Timeline** Please add links to the relevant merge requests. - As soon as possible, but no later than the third milestone preceding the major release (for example, given the following release schedule: `14.8, 14.9, 14.10, 15.0` – `14.8` is the third milestone preceding the major release): - [ ] A [deprecation entry](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/blog/release-posts/#creating-a-deprecation-entry) has been created so the deprecation will appear in release posts and on the [general deprecation page](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/update/deprecations). - [ ] Documentation has been updated to add a note about the [end-of-life](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/documentation/styleguide/#end-of-life-for-features-or-products) and to mark the feature as [deprecated](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/documentation/styleguide/#deprecated-features). - [ ] On or before the major milestone: A [removal entry](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/blog/release-posts/#removals) has been created so the removal will appear on the [removals by milestones](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/update/removals) page and be announced in the release post. - On the major milestone: - [ ] The deprecated item has been removed. - [ ] If the removal of the deprecated item is a [breaking change](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/gitlab-the-product/#examples-of-breaking-changes), the merge request is labeled ~"breaking change". **Mentions** - [ ] Your stage's stable counterparts have been `@mentioned` on this issue. For example, Customer Support, Customer Success (Technical Account Manager), Product Marketing Manager. - To see who the stable counterparts are for a product team visit [product categories](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/) - If there is no stable counterpart listed for Sales/CS please mention `@timtams` - If there is no stable counterpart listed for Support please mention `@gitlab-com/support/managers` - If there is no stable counterpart listed for Marketing please mention `@cfoster3` - [ ] Your GPM has been `@mentioned` so that they are aware of planned deprecations. The goal is to have reviews happen at least two releases before the final removal of the feature or introduction of a breaking change. ### Deprecation Milestone ### Planned Removal Milestone ### Links /label ~devops:: ~group: ~Category: /label ~"GitLab Free" ~"GitLab Premium" ~"GitLab Ultimate" /label ~"deprecation"