While new features are added in PowerBuilder, some of the existing features might no longer be needed or recommended for use. You will find the following three classifications of features in the PowerBuilder Help.
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Discontinued - feature that has been completely removed from the product.
For example, EAServer projects/targets, PowerBuilder .NET IDE, and Windows Form projects/targets are discontinued features.
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Obsolete - feature that is available, but is no longer eligible for technical support and will no longer be enhanced.
For example, Web DataWindow, SOAP client, DataWindow data source using OData Service and SOAP Web Service, .NET Web service target, .NET assembly target are obsolete features.
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Stable – feature that is available and is still eligible for technical support, but will no longer be enhanced.
PowerBuilder 2019 R3 has considered the following features as obsolete features (for migration path of these obsolete features, refer to Obsolete/Discontinued Features in Product Availability Matrix web page).
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Built-in Rich Edit Control (TE Edit Control)
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Inet object
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Opening Internet Explorer browser pages in the OLEControl (GetURL, PostURL, HyperlinkToURL)
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Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 operating system
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Docking windows
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.NET Web Service target (using SOAP)
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.NET Assembly target
The following features are considered as obsolete features, starting from version 2017 R3:
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Web Service proxy for connecting to SOAP server (including SoapConnection class, SoapException class, SoapPBCookie class, UDDIProxy class)
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DataWindow data source using OData Service and SOAP Web Service
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Web DataWindow
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EJB client
