Web Service Life Cycle

A web service goes through three phases in a life cycle:

• Active: A service is active when it's delivered the first time, until it's deprecated.

• Deprecated: A service is deprecated when it's superseded by a newer version, or if there is a planned obsolescence in a future release. A service in this state is still supported and becomes obsolete in a later release.

  Note: You must use the active version of the service. If you were previously using a service that has been deprecated, then migrate to the new, active version.

• Obsolete: A service is obsolete when it's no longer shipped or supported.