5 Deprecated and Removed Blocks

With the evolving Cloud Native Core Policy blocks, we are identifying existing blocks that should be replaced with new blocks with enhanced functionality to improve overall customer experience. However, to ensure backward compatibility, the blocks are first marked as deprecated.

Deprecated Blocks

This section lists blocks that have been marked as deprecated with latest release. Users are recommended to review usage of these blocks in their current deployment, and make plans to upgrade to the suggested replacements.

The following table lists the deprecated blocks:

Table 5-1 List of deprecated blocks

Block Deprecated Support Removed Suggested Replacement
device type block 1.9.0 TBD NA
call policy block 1.7.0 TBD This Call policy block has been replaced with new call policy block.
log level block 1.8.0 TBD This Log:level block has been replaced with new Log: level block.
request attributes in SMF 1.7.0 TBD This request attribute in SMF block is deprecated only for two dropdown values - requesterNFType or operationType. If you wish to select any of these values, select request attributes block.
deprecated block for status of policy counter ID 1.10.0 TBD This block under PCF-SM policy projects is deprecated. It has been replaced with Status of Policy Counter ID block available under Public category.
Deprecated block for policy table
 1.11.0 TBD This block under the Policy Table sub-category of policy projects is deprecated. It has been replaced with Use Policy Table block available under Public category.

Removed Blocks

The following table lists the removed blocks:

Table 5-2 List of removed blocks

Block Removed Replacement
activation or deactivation time 1.8.0 This PCC rule attribute block has been replaced with new PCC rule dynamic override block.