Upcoming feature deprecations

Review the features and capabilities (from Automation Anywhere or third party) that are nearing deprecation to understand how they affect your automation and what action is required.

Definition: Deprecation refers to features or capabilities available in the current (latest) release that are planned to be removed or unsupported in a future release.

You can use the specified alternatives or updated versions when they are made available.

Upcoming third-party deprecations

The following table lists third-party features that will be deprecated by the date mentioned:

Feature or capability Deprecation date Customer impact and recommendation Resources
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 With v.35 release (planned for December 2024) Microsoft has announced the end of support for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 version. Therefore, starting from Automation 360 v.35 release, support for installing or updating Control Room on the Microsoft SQL Server 2014 will not be available.

Microsoft recommends using a newer and supported version to experience the latest features and have an environmental consistency.

SQL Server end of support options
Microsoft Azure ACS deprecation April 2, 2026

Microsoft is retiring Azure ACS and recommends migrating to their modern authentication platform, Microsoft Entra (formerly Azure AD).

Recommended:The Automation 360 SharePoint package is fully compatible with Entra. Simply set up your OAuth clients and use them within the SharePoint package to ensure a smooth transition and avoid any disruption to your SharePoint automations.

Azure ACS Deprecation

Upcoming Automation Anywhere deprecations

The following table lists Automation Anywhere features that will be deprecated by the date mentioned:

Feature or capability Deprecation date Customer impact and recommendation Resources
CyberArk vault integration in IQ Bot On-Premises With v.35 release (planned for December 2024)

This deprecation impacts customers using IQ Bot On-Premises deployments connected to their CyberArk vault and want to update to v.35 release or later.

We recommend that customers who need to continue to use CyberArk vault integration to switch to Document Automation On-Premises deployment. See Installing Control Room On-Premises.

 For assistance, contact Automation Anywhere support: Open a support case (A-People login required).
Power BI connector using V1/Authentication With v.35 release (planned for December 2024) Power BI connector that uses v1/authentication will be discontinued and stopped working from Automation 360 v.35.
Note: If you use Automation 360 v.33 or Automation 360 v.34 (when it is released) release versions and have issues connecting with the BI connector, contact your Automation Anywhere Customer Success Manager (CSM) for assistance.
Migrating Enterprise 11 bots to Automation 360

Support for this migration will be stopped from v.35 (planned for December 2024). This feature will be deprecated from v.36 (planned for first quarter of 2025)

This deprecation impacts customers planning to migrate Enterprise 11 bots to Automation 360. We recommend that customers use a version earlier than v.35 for the migration.

 For assistance, contact Automation Anywhere support: Open a support case (A-People login required).
Connect Learning Instances from IQ Bot feature in Document Automation January 2025 This deprecation will impact customers who are using the Connect Learning Instances from IQ Bot feature in Document Automation. We recommend that such customers use the IQ Bot - Document Automation Bridge package to use the IQ Bot learning instances in Document Automation. See IQ Bot - DA Bridge package. For assistance, contact Automation Anywhere support: Open a support case (A-People login required).
Discovery Bot November 2025

This deprecation will impact customers using Discovery Bot.

For customers interested in continuing with task mining and help to discover opportunities for automation within your organization, we recommend exploring our Automation Anywhere Process Discovery Cloud offering: Process Discovery
Note: Reach out to your Customer Service representative or the Account Management Team to get more details.
These are some key points for the Discovery Bot deprecation:
For assistance, contact Automation Anywhere support: Open a support case (A-People login required).

Upcoming Automation Anywhere API deprecations and EoLs

The following table lists Automation Anywhere Control Room APIs that will be deprecated and discontinued by the dates mentioned. For more information on the API deprecation policy, see API deprecation policy.

Feature or capability Deprecation date EoL date Customer impact and recommendation Resources
v1 Bot Scheduler APIs With v.34 release (planned for September 2024) With v.38 release (planned for September 2025) The v1 Bot Scheduler APIs (/v1/schedule/automations) will be deprecated.

Recommended: Use the v2 Bot Scheduler APIs /v2/schedule/automations that will be available with the v.34 release.

 Automations API
v3 Work Load Management (WLM) APIs With v.34 release (planned for September 2024) With v.38 release (planned for September 2025) The following v3 Work Load Management (WLM) APIs are getting deprecated:
  1. POST/v3/wlm/workitemmodel
  2. GET /v3/wlm/workitemmodels/{id}
  3. GET /v3/wlm/queues/{id}
  4. POST /v3/wlm/queues/{id}/consumers
  5. POST /v3/wlm/queues/{id}/participants
  6. PUT /v3/wlm/queues/{id}/members/{userId}
  7. POST /v3/wlm/queues/{id}/file
  8. PUT /v3/wlm/queues/{id}/workitems/{workItemId}
Recommended: Use the v4 WLM APIs that will be available with the v.34 release:
  1. POST/v4/wlm/workitemmodel
  2. GET /v4/wlm/workitemmodels/{id}
  3. GET /v4/wlm/queues/{id}
  4. POST /v4/wlm/queues/{id}/consumers
  5. POST /v4/wlm/queues/{id}/participants
  6. PUT /v4/wlm/queues/{id}/members/{userId}
  7. POST /v4/wlm/queues/{id}/file
  8. PUT /v4/wlm/queues/{id}/workitems/{workItemId}
 Workload Management API

Completed deprecations: For a list of features already deprecated, see Completed feature deprecations.