DEPRECATION PLAN FOR ARCGIS 10.1 AND ARCGIS 10.2
We assess the required platforms and functionality is the ArcGIS platform at each release to account forchanges in technologies and markets. As a result, we adjust platform support and functionality at eachrelease based on customer needs and technology trends.
This document outlines the planned changes in platform and functionality in the ArcGIS 10.2 release andincludes a reference to ArcGIS 10.1 deprecation notes.
CONTENTSArcGIS 10.2............................................................................................................................ 2
ArcGIS 10.2 for Desktop ......................................................................................................................... 2
ArcInfo Workstation ............................................................................................................................... 2
ArcGIS Runtime 10.2............................................................................................................................... 2
ArcGIS 10.2 for Server (includes ArcSDE) ............................................................................................... 2
Other 10.2 Notes .................................................................................................................................... 3

ArcGIS 10.1............................................................................................................................ 4
ArcGIS 10.1 for Desktop ......................................................................................................................... 4
ArcInfo Workstation ............................................................................................................................... 5
ArcGIS 10.1 for Server ............................................................................................................................ 6
Other 10.1 Notes .................................................................................................................................... 8

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ArcGIS 10.2
ArcGIS 10.2 FOR DESKTOP•

ArcGIS 10.2 will be the last major release including Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
compatibility.

•ArcGIS 10.2 will be the last major release with support for Microsoft Windows 2003/2003 R2 in
ArcGIS for Desktop, ArcGIS Engine, and ArcReader.

ArcInfo WORKSTATION•

The last release of ArcInfo Workstation was ArcInfo Workstation 10.0. ArcInfo Workstation 10.0
will be able to be used in conjunction with newer versions of ArcGIS for Desktop and will beavailable to ArcGIS 10.2 users.

ArcGIS RUNTIME 10.2•

ArcGIS 10.2 will be the last major release of ArcGIS Runtime with support for Windows XP andWindows Vista.

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ArcGIS 10.2 will be the last major release of ArcGIS Runtime SDK for WPF with support for
Microsoft .NET Framework 4. Future releases will leverage newer releases of the Microsoft .NETFramework.

[Added September 16. 2013]•With the release of ArcGIS Runtime SDK for iOS 10.1.1 Update 2, support for iOS 5 will bedeprecated. ArcGIS Runtime SDK for iOS 10.2 will only support iOS 6 and iOS 7. This means thatany apps built with the 10.2 SDK won't be able to run on iPad 1st gen and iPhone 3GS devices;
including Esri apps like Collector and the “green app”.

ArcGIS 10.2 FOR SERVER (INCLUDES ArcSDE)•ArcGIS 10.2 will be the last major release with support for Microsoft Windows XP and MicrosoftWindows 2003/2003 R2 in ArcGIS for Server and ArcGIS Web Adaptor.

•Spatial Data Server (IIS and Java)

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o There are no plans to release a new version of Spatial Data Server technology at ArcGIS 10.2.
Spatial Data Server 10.1 will be made available to ArcGIS 10.2 for Server users that require it.
oUsers are encouraged to move from Spatial Data Server feature services into core ArcGIS for
Server feature services. ArcGIS for Server feature services in 10.2 have been expanded toinclude capabilities supported by Spatial Data Server.

[ADDED September 16, 2013]• Spatial Data Server (IIS and Java)o ArcGIS 10.2.1 for Desktop will not support connecting to Spatial Data Server (SDS) toAdminister or Publish feature services.
o Users are encouraged to move from Spatial Data Server feature services into core ArcGIS forServer feature services. ArcGIS for Server feature services in 10.2 have been expanded toinclude capabilities supported by Spatial Data Server.
•ArcSDEo

ArcGIS 10.2 will be the last major release to include the ArcSDE command line tools. Esri
encourages use of the new Geodatabase Administration dialog box in ArcCatalog andArcMap and the related geoprocessing tools that were introduced at 10.1.

oArcGIS 10.2 will be the last major release to include the ArcSDE application server. Esri
encourages those that have deployed an ArcSDE application server to move to new
database connections introduced in 10.1 as part of their next upgrade.

oArcGIS 10.2 will be the last major release to support the ArcSDE SDK with the ArcSDE C andJava APIs. Today many other options are available for developers, including SQL, which isavailable as a result of the widespread adoption of spatial types, the File Geodatabase API(introduced in 2011), and ArcGIS Runtime SDKs that offer modern environments for thecreation of compelling custom applications.

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ArcGIS 10.2 will be the last major release with support for Internet Explorer 7 in ArcGISServer Manager.

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ArcGIS 10.2 will be the last release of ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Java and Engine/ArcObjects
SDK for Java with support for Java 6. Note: Oracle announced the end of public updatenotices for Java SE 6 in February 2013.

OTHER 10.2 NOTES•ArcGIS 10.2 will be the last planned release for ArcGIS License Manager on the Solaris operatingsystem.
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Last updated May 7, 2013•ArcGIS 10.2 will be the last major release with support for the ArcPad extension to ArcGIS forServer. Users are encouraged to use the new ArcPad feature service capabilities in 10.2 tosupport disconnected workflows and synchronization to ArcGIS 10.2 for Server services.
Note: ArcPad 10.2 will support online and offline editing through hosted and on-premises
feature services, so there's no need for the ArcPad server extension for 10.1 and 10.2 services.
We recommend using this native capability if users have 10.1 services. This feature service
capability will also work with 10.0 services, but the REST end point didn't have all the capability
it has now (e.g., related tables). For this reason, we will ship the server extension with ArcPad
10.2. It's the same server extension and is being provided for those who want the new version
of ArcPad and have 9.3 services or who have 10.0 services and need related table support. In thenext version of ArcPad, we will not ship the extension.

•ArcGIS Explorer Online is now in extended phase support. While it will continue to be available,
it is no longer being updated.

•Complimentary use of Microsoft's Bing Maps with ArcGIS will be phased out completely byDecember 31, 2013. For additional details, refer to this document:
http://links.esri.com/bing_faq.

•Esri will end support for the legacy ArcGIS Online geocoding and routing services hosted ontasks.arcgisonline.com on December 31, 2013. These are currently in extended support. Theselegacy geocoding and routing services have been replaced by new services available with an
ArcGIS Online for Organizations subscription. The legacy services that will end on December 31,
2013, include the European Address Locator, North American Address Locator, North AmericanAddress Locator (ArcGIS 10 style), United States Street Locator, United States Street Locator(ArcGIS 10 style), World Places Locator, European Routing, and North American Routing.

[Added September 16, 2013]•Esri will end support of the 32-bit version of CityEngine for Windows. City Engine 2012 will bethe last 32-bit release. This means that CityEngine 2013 will be only be supported on 64-bit
versions of Windows, Mac OS and Linux.

ArcGIS 10.1
ArcGIS 10.1 FOR DESKTOP•

ArcGIS 10.1 will no longer support the Solaris versions of ArcReader and ArcGIS Engine.

•ArcGIS for Desktop, ArcReader, and ArcGIS 10.1 Engine will be the last major release thatsupports Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2.

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•[Correction February 15, 2013] Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2 has been
extended to ArcGIS 10.2.

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ArcGIS 10.1 will be the last major release supporting ArcReader for Linux. At the 10.1 release,
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 and 6 will be supported.
However, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 4 will nolonger be supported at 10.1. We will no longer support ArcReader on Linux after the ArcGIS 10.1
release.

•ArcGIS 10.1 Engine no longer supports SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 and Red Hat EnterpriseLinux AS/ES/WS 4. However, we will support SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 and Red Hat
Enterprise Linux Server 5 and 6.

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ArcGIS 10.1 will be the last planned release for ArcGIS License Manager on the Solaris operatingsystem. Esri will continue to support License Manager on Microsoft Windows and Linux
operating systems. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 and 6
will be supported. (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 4will no longer be supported at 10.1.)•[Correction February 15, 2013] Support of ArcGIS License Manager on the Solaris operating
system has been extended to ArcGIS 10.2.

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ArcGIS 10.1 will no longer support Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications.

•[Correction February 15, 2013] Support for Microsoft VBA has been extended to ArcGIS 10.2.

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ArcGIS 10.1 ArcObjects SDK for Microsoft .NET no longer supports Visual Studio 2008. Esri
recommends using Visual Studio 2010 for ArcObjects development for ArcGIS 10.1.

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ArcGIS for Desktop, ArcGIS Engine and controls, and ArcReader 10.1 will no longer support orprovide pop-up context-sensitive help in WinHelp (HLP file) format. No HLP files will bedelivered with 10.1. The pop-up context-sensitive help mechanism, including the What's This
tool on the Standard toolbar of all the desktop applications, was removed at 10.1. Help forcommands at 10.1 is provided via ribbon-style multiline ToolTips, some of which contain F1 links
that launch specific ArcGIS for Desktop Help topics. The help for dialogs is provided via clickablehyperlinks or Help buttons in the key dialog boxes that also launch specific help topics.

ArcInfo WORKSTATION•

There are no plans to release a new version of ArcInfo Workstation at ArcGIS 10.1. However,
ArcInfo Workstation 10.0 will be able to be used in conjunction with newer versions of ArcGISfor Desktop. Users will continue to be able to use their existing ArcGIS 10.0 version, but we will
not release newer versions.

•[Added 9/27/2011] ArcInfo Workstation moved from the general availability phase to themature phase on September 13, 2012.
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ArcGIS 10.1 FOR SERVER•

ArcGIS 10.1 for Server will no longer support 32-bit operating systems. ArcGIS 10.1 willexclusively support 64-bit operating systems and databases. ArcGIS 10.1 for Server will run as anative 64-bit application exclusively requiring 64-bit capable hardware. This includes the ArcSDE
technology component of ArcGIS for Server known as the ArcSDE application server.

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ArcGIS 10.1 for Server will no longer support SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 and Red Hat
Enterprise Linux AS/ES 4. However, we will support SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 and Red Hat
Enterprise Linux Server 5 and 6.

•ArcGIS 10.1 will no longer support the Solaris versions of ArcGIS for Server (with the exceptionof the ArcSDE technology component). We will continue to support the ArcSDE component ofArcGIS for Server on the Solaris platform beyond the ArcGIS 10.1 release.

•ArcGIS 10.1 for Server will be the last major release that supports Microsoft Windows Server
2003/2003 R2. This includes the ArcSDE technology component of ArcGIS for Server known as
the ArcSDE application server.

•[Correction February 15, 2013] Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2 has been
extended to ArcGIS 10.2.

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ArcGIS 10.1 for Server will be the last major release in which the ArcSDE technology component(the ArcSDE application server) will support HP-UX on Itanium with Oracle. This is based on
Oracle's March 22, 2011, announcement that it will discontinue all software development on
the Intel Itanium microprocessor.

•[Correction March 15, 2013] We saw the Oracle announcement that it was ending support for
the Oracle database on HP-UX/Itanium servers. While the Oracle announcement didn't drive ourdecision, it did cause us to step back and evaluate the limited number of customers that we hadon the HP-UX/Itanium platform versus the considerable resources that were required for us tocontinue to support HP-UX/Itanium as a platform. We made a decision that those resources
could be better utilized to support other new platforms for the Oracle database where we areseeing strong market demand from our Oracle customer base, like Oracle Exadata Database
Machines and Oracle Linux.

•The ArcGIS 10.1 for Server ArcSDE technology component will no longer support 32-bit versionsof the SDE command line utilities or 32-bit versions of the C and Java APIs. With the migration ofArcGIS for Server to 64-bit, the SDE command line utilities and the ArcSDE SDK will be 64-bit
only.

•ArcGIS 10.1 for Server will not support Microsoft SQL Server 2005 with enterprise geodatabases.
At 10.1, enterprise geodatabases will support SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2. Esri also intends tosupport SQL Server Denali (SQL Server 2011) with 10.1 enterprise geodatabases once Denali is in
final release.
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•[Correction March 14, 2013] Microsoft released the next version of SQL Server as SQL Server2012.

•ArcGIS 10.1 will be the last planned release for the ArcGIS Web ADFs (Application DeveloperFramework) for both Microsoft .NET and Java. Esri will continue supporting the web ADFs during
the 10.1 release cycle, but only fixes to critical issues will be addressed. No new functionality orenhancement requests will be addressed for the web ADFs. Web application developers areencouraged to move to a web services-based pattern with the ArcGIS APIs for JavaScript, Flex,and Silverlight.

•ArcGIS 10.1 for Server will no longer support local connections (DCOM connections). ArcGIS 10.1
for Server will be a web services (REST, SOAP, and OGC) server only. This will have an impact on
the following:•oThe web editing functionality of default web ADF will no longer be supported. ArcGIS 10.1
will continue evolving and enhancing its web editing capabilities on top of the new featureservice (new in ArcGIS 10) and the ArcGIS Web Mapping APIs.

oCustom-developed applications from business partners and users using fine-grained
ArcObjects through DCOM will not be supported. Thanks to the recent enhancements inserver object extensions, developers can now migrate custom business logic written at theweb application (web ADF) level to custom ArcGIS for Server services. Development against
fine-grained ArcObjects continues to be fully supported following the server object
extension pattern for extending ArcGIS for Server services. Esri has been recommending thisapproach for some time already due to its simplicity and improved performance.

oWeb ADF applications using nonpooled services will not be supported. Over the years, somecustomers have adopted a pattern for their ArcGIS for Server applications that use
nonpooled services.

oVisit the following discussion (blogs.esri.com/esri/arcgis/2011/04/27/considerations-for-arcgis-server-developers-a-look-toward-10-1/) for details on alternatives
to nonpooled services and local (DCOM) connection.

ArcGIS 10.1 for Server will be the last planned release for the ArcGIS Server Manager Web
Mapping Application (Microsoft .NET and Java).
oArcGIS Server Manager includes a wizard for configuring out-of-the-box web mapping
applications based on web ADF technology. ArcGIS 10.1 is the last release of the Web
Mapping Application wizard in Manager. Esri will continue supporting the ArcGIS ServerManager Application Wizard and web applications created with it during the 10.1 release
cycle, but only fixes to critical issues will be addressed. New out-of-the-box applications(ArcGIS Viewer for Flex, ArcGIS Viewer for Silverlight, ArcGIS for SharePoint, ArcGIS.com
viewer, ArcGIS Explorer Online) based on the ArcGIS Web Mapping APIs, as well as a newexperience for configuring them, will be offered as part of the ArcGIS 10.1 for Serverrelease.

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oArcGIS 10.1 will no longer support the use of Bing Maps layers or Bing Maps geocoding tasks
from applications created with the ArcGIS Server Manager Application Wizard or custom
web ADF applications. Support for Bing Maps layers across other ArcGIS applications andArcGIS APIs remains unchanged.

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ArcGIS 10.1 for Server no longer supports VBScript or JScript expressions on Linux. VBScript andJScript will continue to be supported on ArcGIS for Server for Microsoft Windows. Both VBScript
and JScript expressions are used as part of labeling expressions in map documents or in specificgeoprocessing tools. Python scripting will be added as a replacement for these scripting
languages, and ArcGIS for Desktop will support authoring Python scripts in areas where VBScript
and JScript are presently used.

•ArcGIS 10.1 for Server no longer supports publishing of ArcGIS for Desktop map documents
without analyzing them first. In 9.3.1, we introduced tools for analyzing map documents via theMap Service Publishing toolbar in ArcGIS for Desktop. ArcGIS 10.1 will not allow publishing ofmap documents that have not been previously analyzed. By enforcing this step, maps areensured to publish correctly and run optimally. During the analyzation process, specific data
sources, layer types, and renderers will be flagged as errors, preventing publishing:oData sources: CAD files, ArcInfo Workstation coverages, VPF, map and image services,personal geodatabases, text and Excel files

oRenderers: Custom renderers (developed with ArcObjects), linear referencing hatchrenderer, bivariate renderer

oLayers: Topology layers, layer selections•

ArcGIS 10.1 for Server will no longer support the Microsoft Access-based personal geodatabase.
With the migration of ArcGIS for Server to 64-bit and because of the lack of scalability of
personal geodatabases, we have removed support for personal geodatabases from ArcGIS 10.1
for Server. Personal geodatabases will continue to be supported on ArcGIS for Desktop.

•ArcGIS 10.1 for Server will not support multilayer cache. This type of cache is rarely used, andwe see no demand to continue supporting it.

OTHER 10.1 NOTES•Smart Data Compression (SDC) format: ArcGIS 10.1 and its service packs will be the last planned
release that supports Esri's Smart Data Compression data format. This includes SDC support in
ArcGIS for Desktop, ArcGIS for Server, ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS for Windows Mobile, ArcPad, andEsri data products like StreetMap North America and Esri Business Analyst. The SDC data format
is being replaced with Compressed File Geodatabase (CFGDB) file format.

•ArcGIS 10.1 will no longer support a stand-alone ArcGIS Image Server product. This product isreplaced by ArcGIS Image Extension for Server.

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[Added March 6, 2013] ArcGIS 10.1 is the last major release with support for the Windows
Mobile 5.0 operating system in the ArcGIS for Windows Mobile application.

•[Added May 3, 2013] Esri will end support for the legacy ArcGIS Online geocoding and routing
services hosted on tasks.arcgisonline.com on December 31, 2013. These are currently inextended support. These legacy geocoding and routing services have been replaced by newservices available with an ArcGIS Online for Organizations subscription. The legacy services thatwill end on December 31, 2013, include the European Address Locator, North American AddressLocator, North American Address Locator (ArcGIS 10 style), United States Street Locator, UnitedStates Street Locator (ArcGIS 10 style), World Places Locator, European Routing, and North
American Routing.

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