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title: "Feature Elimination"
slug: "feature-elimination"
updated: 2026-07-15T18:22:56Z
published: 2026-07-15T18:22:56Z
canonical: "documentation.decisions.com/feature-elimination"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Feature Elimination

## Overview

In the fast-paced landscape of technological advancements, constant innovation is vital for keeping products competitive and meeting the evolving needs of our users. As part of a commitment to delivering an exceptional user experience, an analysis of the product's performance has been conducted, along with gathering valuable insights from valued customers. As a result, certain elements have been identified that have become outdated or redundant; these items will be listed in this article.

Steps or other elements that are eliminated are merely removed from the Toolbox. For instance, any existing Steps in a current Flow will *not* be deleted on upgrade. Recommendations for workarounds to some removed features are discussed in their corresponding document on the list below.

## Designer Studio

| Feature Being Removed | Version Removal |
| --- | --- |
| To Do Assignments | 9.0.0 |
| Entity Actions to Create Text Merge Entity | 8.14.0 (added back in 8.15.0) |
| [Custom Permissions](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/custom-permissions-overview) | 8.13.0 |
| Chat Service | 8.13.0 |
| CMDB Settings Object | 8.13.0 |
| [Deployment Images](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/containers-overview) | 8.13.0 |
| Generate Data Forms | 10.0.0 |
| [Agent](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/agent-setup-and-testing) | TBD |
| [Assignment Roles](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/creating-and-using-assignment-roles) | 10.0 |
| [Business Metrics](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/about-business-metrics) | 9.15.0 |
| Custom Entity Descriptions | TBD |
| Declared Dependencies | TBD |
| [Messaging](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/about-clustering-1) | TBD |
| Notification Service | TBD |
| Replay Service | TBD |
| Refresh Button | 10.0 |
| [Work Queues](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/background-processing-with-decisions-enterprise#work-queues) | TBD |
| SMTP Bypass | TBD |
| Self-Hosted MT Installation | TBD |
| Theme Editor | 10.0 |
| Guest Accounts | TBD |
| [System Constants](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/establishing-constant-data-global-variables) | 9.8.0 |
| [Client Statistics](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/turning-on-portal-statistics?highlight=client%20statistics) | 9.15.0 |

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## Data Structures

| Feature Being Removed | Version Removal |
| --- | --- |
| [Leased Entities](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/leased-entities) | TBD |
| [Flow Execution Extensions](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/creating-flow-execution-extension-data-structure) | 9.5.0 |
| [Defined Data Structure](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/creating-defined-data-structures-advanced) | TBD |
| Data Structure Entity Services | TBD |
| Secondary Connection String | TBD |
| Date Type (DateTime Type would still remain) | TBD |
| Schedule Data Entities | TBD |

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## Flows

| Feature Being Removed | Version Removal |
| --- | --- |
| Script Form Step | 8.14.0 |
| [Champion Challenger Implementation](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/champion-challenger-for-flows) | TBD |
| [Flow Report Source](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/using-flow-source-report) | TBD |

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## Forms

| Feature Being Removed | Version Removal |
| --- | --- |
| Contact Info Editor Form Control | 8.13.0 |
| [Responsive Form Layout](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/layouts-overview) | 8.13.0 |
| [Side Menu Form Layout](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/layouts-overview) | 8.13.0 |
| [Legacy Grid Form Layout](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/layouts-overview) | 8.13.0 |
| Data Forms | 10.0.0 |
| Form Preview | 10.0.0 |
| Permissions for Assignments | 10.0.0 |
| [Simple Forms](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/about-simple-forms) | 10.0.0 |

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## Rules

| Feature Being Removed | Version Removal |
| --- | --- |
| Diagram views | 9.1.0 |
| [Matrix Rules](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/about-matrix-rules) / [Tree Rules](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/tree-rule) | TBD |
| [Interceptor Rules](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/interceptor-rules) | TBD |
| Sequential Rules | TBD |
| [Expression Rules](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/creating-expression-rule) | 9.5.0 |

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## Reports

| Feature Being Removed | Version Removal |
| --- | --- |
| [Columns View](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/configuring-columns-view) | 8.14.0 |
| Blurb View | TBD |
| Text View | TBD |
| [Report Rule Filters](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/rule-filter-report) | 10.0.0 |
| Email Distribution for Reports | TBD |

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## Pages

| Feature Being Removed | Version Removal |
| --- | --- |
| [Responsive Form Layout](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/layouts-overview) | 8.13.0 |
| [Side Menu Form Layout](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/layouts-overview) | 8.13.0 |
| [Legacy Grid Form Layout](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/layouts-overview) | 8.13.0 |
| Diagram Tile Charts | 10.0.0 |
| Page Preview | 10.0.0 |