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This page lists features of Adobe ColdFusion that are deprecated, deprecated and unsupported, and removed.

Deprecated: Adobe does not recommend using a deprecated feature set as a part of any new application development. It also means that Adobe will not be making any additions/enhancements/modifications to the existing functionality. However, Adobe will still provide fixes to bugs, including security fixes, that prevent the functionality of the feature described in the documentation.
Deprecated and unsupported: A deprecated and unsupported feature will also be not eligible for any kind of bug fixes. However, if there is a security vulnerability/issue in such a feature, Adobe will be addressing it.
Removed: The feature will not be available in ColdFusion and can no longer be used.
Retired: Retired features will not be available as a part of the default installation. These features will have to be enabled explicitly by users by modifying/copying certain files. Such features are also deprecated and unsupported.

Feature	Deprecated since	Deprecated and unsupported since	Retired since	Removed since
Server Monitor				Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
cfscript support for script-based CFCs, such as query and storedproc .	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
Service layer CFC's webservices , such as pdfs and images.	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
COM/DCOM	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
Flex remoting			Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
BlazeDS			Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
cfindex's attributes: docBoost fieldBoost		Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
cfschedule's attribute- requestTimeOut		Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
Flash forms	ColdFusion 11	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)
UI Tags based on YUI toolkit - cftree , cfcalendar , cfmenu , cfsprydataset			Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)
Portlets		Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
Event gateway - Jabber, Flash Media server	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
Server Manager	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
Report Builder		Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)
cfreport		Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)
cftable	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
ColdFusion System Probes	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
cfchart- format flash	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
cffileupload Flash component	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
cfmediaplayer	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
XML Forms	ColdFusion 11	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
HTMLEditFormat	ColdFusion 11	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
cfapplet	ColdFusion 11	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
cfsprydataset	ColdFusion 11	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
LCDS Integration	ColdFusion 11	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)	Adobe ColdFusion (2021 release)
CORBA Integration	ColdFusion 11	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)	Adobe ColdFusion (2021 release)
AIR Integration	ColdFusion 11	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
cfslider, cftree, and cfgrid format = "applet"	ColdFusion 11	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
cfpresentation for flash presentation	ColdFusion 11	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
cfdocument for flashpaper	ColdFusion 11	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
ColdFusion actionscript functions (CF.query, CF.http)	ColdFusion 11	Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
cfschedule - requestTimeOut attribute	ColdFusion 11	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
cfcache - cachedirectory and timeout attributes	ColdFusion MX	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)		ColdFusion 11
cfcollection - map and repair options of the action attribute	ColdFusion MX 7	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)		ColdFusion 11
cferror - monitor option of the exception attribute	ColdFusion MX	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)		ColdFusion 11
cffile - system value for attributes attribute, temporary value for attributes attribute	ColdFusion MX	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)		ColdFusion 11
cfform - passthrough attribute, enableCAB attribute	ColdFusion MX 7	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)		ColdFusion 11
cfftp - agentname attribute	ColdFusion MX	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)		ColdFusion 11
cfgraph	ColdFusion MX	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)		ColdFusion 11
cfgraphdata	ColdFusion MX	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)		ColdFusion 11
cfgridupdate - connectString, dbName, dbServer, dbType, provider, and providerDSN attributes	ColdFusion MX	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)		ColdFusion 11
cfinput - passthrough attribute	ColdFusion MX 7	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)		ColdFusion 11
cfinput - autosuggest attribute		Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)
cfinput - sourcefortooltip attribute		Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)
cfinsert - connectString, dbName, dbServer, dbType, provider,providerDSN attributes	ColdFusion MX	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)		ColdFusion 11
cfldap - filterFile attribute	ColdFusion MX	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)		ColdFusion 11
cflog - date, thread, and time attributes	ColdFusion MX	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)		ColdFusion 11
cfquery - connectString, dbName, dbServer, provider, providerDSN,sql attributes. The following dbType attribute values: dynamic, ODBC, Oracle73, Oracle80, Sybase11, OLEDB, and DB2	ColdFusion MX	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)		ColdFusion 11
cfsearch - external, language attributes	ColdFusion MX	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)		ColdFusion 11
cfselect - passthrough attribute	ColdFusion MX 7	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)		ColdFusion 11
cfservlet	ColdFusion MX	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)		ColdFusion 11
cfservletparam	ColdFusion MX	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)		ColdFusion 11
cfslider - img, imgStyle, grooveColor, refreshLabel,tickmarkimages, tickmarklabels, tickmarkmajor, and tickmarkminor attributes	ColdFusion MX	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)		ColdFusion 11
cfstoredproc - connectString, dbName, dbServer, dbtype, provider, and providerDSN attributes	ColdFusion MX	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)		ColdFusion 11
cftextinput	ColdFusion MX 7	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)		ColdFusion 11
cfupdate - connectString, dbName, dbServer, dbtype, provider, and providerDSN attributes	ColdFusion MX	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)		ColdFusion 11
cfcollection - path attribute		Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)
GetMetricData - cacheops parameter	ColdFusion MX	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
GetK2ServerDocCount	ColdFusion MX 6.1	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
GetK2ServerDocCountLimit	ColdFusion MX 6.1	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
GetTemplatePath	ColdFusion MX	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
IsK2ServerABroker	ColdFusion MX 6.1	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
IsK2ServerDocCountExceeded	ColdFusion MX 6.1	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
IsK2ServerOnLine	ColdFusion MX 6.1	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
ParameterExists	ColdFusion MX. Use the IsDefined function.	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
SetLocale - locale="Spanish (Mexican)"	ColdFusion MX. Use locale="Spanish (Standard)"	Adobe ColdFusion (2018 release)
Flex integration				Adobe ColdFusion (2021 release)
The value fire_now from the attribute onmisfire of cfschedule.				Adobe ColdFusion (2021 release)
Flashpaper format support from the following tags: cfdocument cfpresentation				Adobe ColdFusion (2021 release)

Portlets

From ColdFusion (2016 release) Update 3 onwards, you will not be able to create portlets. We have deprecated portlets.

However, you can still use portlets in WebSphere Application Server 6.1 and higher.

JBoss server does not support portlets.

As a workaround, you can download the following:

Portlets archive from this location. (Checksum: 93273a7b4ab8c650e5fa9cece518e099)
Extract the downloaded zip to <CF_HOME>/cfusion/.
Add the following in web.xml located in <CF_HOME>/cfusion/wwwroot/WEB-INF.

<!-- WSRP portlet Filter for wsrp producer -->
               <!-- begin WSRP -->
    <filter>
               <filter-name>WSRPFilter</filter-name>
               <filter-class>coldfusion.bootstrap.BootstrapFilter</filter-class>
               <init-param>
                   <param-name>filter.class</param-name>
                   <param-value>coldfusion.portlet.wsrp.ProviderImpl</param-value>
               </init-param>
    </filter>
    <!-- end WSRP -->
               
               <!-- WSRP portlet Filter for wsrp producer -->
   <!-- begin WSRP -->
   <filter-mapping>
               <filter-name>WSRPFilter</filter-name>
               <servlet-name>WSRPProducer</servlet-name>
   </filter-mapping>    
   <!-- end WSRP -->
   
   
     <!-- WSRP producer servlet.. -->
               <!-- begin WSRP -->
    <servlet>
               <servlet-name>WSRPProducer</servlet-name>
               <servlet-class>coldfusion.bootstrap.BootstrapServlet</servlet-class>
               <init-param>
                              <param-name>servlet.class</param-name>
                              <param-value>org.apache.axis.transport.http.AxisServlet</param-value>
               </init-param>
               <load-on-startup>101</load-on-startup>
    </servlet>
    <!-- end WSRP -->
               
                  <!--  WSRP producer servlet mapping.. -->
   <!-- begin WSRP -->
   <servlet-mapping>
        <servlet-name>WSRPProducer</servlet-name>
        <url-pattern>/WSRPProducer/*</url-pattern>
   </servlet-mapping>
   <!-- end WSRP -->

YUI and Spry

We have deprecated YUI and Spry libraries in ColdFusion 2016 (Update 3) and removed the following JavaScript libraries:

<cfusion_webroot>\cf_scripts\scripts\ajax\yui
<cfusion_webroot>\cf_scripts\scripts\ajax\spry
<cfusion_webroot>\cf_scripts\scripts\ajax\resources\yui

As a result, the following tags that use the YUI and Spry features would be impacted:

cfmenu
cftree
cftooptip
cfcalendar
cfinput (autosuggest attribute)
cfinput (sourcefortooltip attribute)
cfsprydataset

As a workaround, you can manually download the removed files from the following locations and copy them in ColdFusion's webroot, at the directories listed above.

YUI (Checksum: 827e0f8395d176ac28f46ed5e78004fd)
Spry (Checksum: 750c275c20b291f00c1ba92c855a09d7)

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