Solved: Deprecated widgets in ThingWorx 8.5

svisveswaraiya · ‎Jun 25, 2020

Hi,

I imported mashups from 8.4 to 8.5. Whenever I open the mashup, it asks to replace the deprecated widgets with standard widgets. But, we do not want to replace them and wanted to continue with the same. If we are not replacing and giving the option 'No' whenever it asks, will there be any problem in long run? And will it stop working after sometime? Please help us understand the negative impact of not replacing deprecated with standard widgets in 8.5V.

Thanks & Regards,

Shalini V.

CharlesJi · ‎Jun 30, 2020

Hi @svisveswaraiya, I think even though, the deprecated widgets are not deprecated yet (we can see some of them still exist in ThingWorx 9.0), they will be deprecated in the future.

I don't think currently, there is any negative influence here, but as we know we will have to replace them someday.

If you do not want to be in a hurry when the time comes, I suggest you start replacing them from now.

Because:

1. New widgets are way cooler both visually and effectively, and sometimes with new features!

2. We have an easy way to migrate them into new widgets, just by clicking the buttons!

Note: backup the original mashups before you do so

Check the link below to know more about widgets migrations:

Migration of Widgets and Layouts

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CharlesJi · ‎Jun 30, 2020

Hi @svisveswaraiya, I think even though, the deprecated widgets are not deprecated yet (we can see some of them still exist in ThingWorx 9.0), they will be deprecated in the future.

I don't think currently, there is any negative influence here, but as we know we will have to replace them someday.

If you do not want to be in a hurry when the time comes, I suggest you start replacing them from now.

Because:

1. New widgets are way cooler both visually and effectively, and sometimes with new features!

2. We have an easy way to migrate them into new widgets, just by clicking the buttons!

Note: backup the original mashups before you do so

Check the link below to know more about widgets migrations:

Migration of Widgets and Layouts

CarlesColl · ‎Jun 30, 2020

But the pop-up it's annoying, we have over 500Mashups on our solution, migrating all of them it's a months job, we will plan accordingly, but on the mean time would be good to get rid of the annoying message, just let the developer decide.

slangley · ‎Jul 14, 2020

Hi everyone.

I have created an internal ticket regarding the pop-up message and will post an update here once I receive feedback from R&D.

Regards.

--Sharon

slangley · ‎Dec 22, 2021

Hi everyone.

The 9.3 release due out this month is replacing the banner with a dialog for turning off the message regarding deprecated widgets. I'll let you know once 9.3 is available.

Regards.

--Sharon

slangley · ‎Jan 05, 2022

Hi everyone.

ThingWorx 9.3 is now available for download.

Regards.

--Sharon