{"id":64684,"date":"2022-07-12T13:32:27","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T21:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/?p=64684"},"modified":"2022-07-13T12:38:19","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T20:38:19","slug":"content-archived-for-azure-devops-previous-versions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/content-archived-for-azure-devops-previous-versions\/","title":{"rendered":"Content\u00a0archived\u00a0for\u00a0Azure\u00a0DevOps\u00a0previous\u00a0versions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u200bIn\u00a0April\u00a0of\u00a0this\u00a0year,\u00a0we\u00a0completed\u00a0a\u00a0major\u00a0project\u00a0to\u00a0archive\u00a0older\u00a0versions\u00a0of\u00a0our\u00a0content.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For\u00a0several\u00a0years\u00a0now,\u00a0we&#8217;ve\u00a0supported\u00a0content for all\u00a0Azure\u00a0DevOps\u00a0versions. These versions included TFS 2013 through Azure DevOps Services. Users viewed the content for their versions through\u00a0the\u00a0content\u00a0version\u00a0selector.\u00a0In\u00a0April,\u00a0the\u00a0content\u00a0version\u00a0selector\u00a0changed\u00a0as\u00a0shown.\u00a0<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Content version selector prior to April 2022<\/th>\n<th>Content version selector post April 2022<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/07\/version-selector-previous.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/07\/version-selector-previous.png\" alt=\"Content\u00a0version\u00a0selector\u00a0prior\u00a0to\u00a0April\u00a02022\" width=\"228\" height=\"267\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64688\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/07\/content-version-selector.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/07\/content-version-selector-300x231.png\" alt=\"Content\u00a0version\u00a0selector\u00a0after\u00a0April\u00a02022\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-64687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/07\/content-version-selector-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/07\/content-version-selector.png 309w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/07\/archived-content-version-selector.png\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Why\u00a0do\u00a0we\u00a0archive\u00a0content?<\/h2>\n<p>There\u00a0are\u00a0several\u00a0reasons\u00a0why we archive\u00a0content.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improve\u00a0search\u00a0results\u00a0for\u00a0currently\u00a0supported\u00a0versions \u00a0 <\/li>\n<li>Cut\u00a0down\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0<em>Reading\u00a0time<\/em>\u00a0estimated\u00a0for\u00a0articles\u00a0that\u00a0maintain\u00a0multiple\u00a0versions\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Reduce\u00a0potential\u00a0confusion\u00a0around\u00a0article\u00a0selection\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0installed\u00a0version.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What\u00a0content\u00a0is\u00a0archived?<\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>What\u00a0happened\u00a0to\u00a0TFS\u00a02013,\u00a0TFS\u00a02015,\u00a0and\u00a0TFS\u00a02017?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We moved content\u00a0for\u00a0older\u00a0versions\u00a0to\u00a0our\u00a0archive\u00a0site. You can\u00a0access this site\u00a0through\u00a0the <strong>Previous\u00a0versions<\/strong> link in the content\u00a0selector.\u00a0Or,\u00a0through\u00a0this\u00a0link: <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/previous-versions\/azure\/devops\/all\/\">Azure\u00a0DevOps\u00a0previous\u00a0versions\u00a0documentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0archive\u00a0documentation\u00a0site\u00a0contains\u00a0content\u00a0for\u00a0older\u00a0versions,\u00a0as\u00a0well\u00a0as\u00a0content\u00a0that\u00a0addresses\u00a0the\u00a0following\u00a0elements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deprecated\u00a0cloud\u00a0content,\u00a0content\u00a0that\u00a0is\u00a0no\u00a0longer\u00a0relevant\u00a0for\u00a0use\u00a0with\u00a0Azure\u00a0DevOps\u00a0Services<\/li>\n<li>Legacy\u00a0feature\u00a0content,\u00a0such\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0SQL\u00a0Server\u00a0Reporting\u00a0Services\u00a0content\u00a0that\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0replaced\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Analytics\u00a0service<\/li>\n<li>Deprecated\u00a0feature\u00a0content,\u00a0content\u00a0that\u00a0addresses\u00a0features\u00a0that\u00a0were\u00a0deprecated\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0previous\u00a0version\u00a0of\u00a0Azure\u00a0DevOps<\/li>\n<li>Release\u00a0notes\u00a0from\u00a02012\u00a0through\u00a02017. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Archived\u00a0content\u00a0selector<\/h2>\n<p>When\u00a0you\u00a0go\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0archive\u00a0content\u00a0site,\u00a0the\u00a0default\u00a0view\u00a0is\u00a0set\u00a0to\u00a0<strong>TFS\u00a02017<\/strong>.\u00a0To\u00a0access\u00a0content\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0previous\u00a0version,\u00a0use\u00a0the\u00a0content\u00a0version\u00a0selector\u00a0to\u00a0select\u00a0the\u00a0version\u00a0of\u00a0interest.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/07\/archived-content-version-selector.png\" alt=\"Archived content version selector.\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64686\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Additional\u00a0resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/lifecycle\/selectindex\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft\u00a0Lifecycle\u00a0Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/previous-versions\/azure\/devops\/all\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Azure\u00a0DevOps\u00a0previous\u00a0versions\u00a0documentation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u200bIn\u00a0April\u00a0of\u00a0this\u00a0year,\u00a0we\u00a0completed\u00a0a\u00a0major\u00a0project\u00a0to\u00a0archive\u00a0older\u00a0versions\u00a0of\u00a0our\u00a0content.\u00a0 For\u00a0several\u00a0years\u00a0now,\u00a0we&#8217;ve\u00a0supported\u00a0content for all\u00a0Azure\u00a0DevOps\u00a0versions. These versions included TFS 2013 through Azure DevOps Services. Users viewed the content for their versions through\u00a0the\u00a0content\u00a0version\u00a0selector.\u00a0In\u00a0April,\u00a0the\u00a0content\u00a0version\u00a0selector\u00a0changed\u00a0as\u00a0shown.\u00a0 Content version selector prior to April 2022 Content version selector post April 2022 Why\u00a0do\u00a0we\u00a0archive\u00a0content? There\u00a0are\u00a0several\u00a0reasons\u00a0why we archive\u00a0content. Improve\u00a0search\u00a0results\u00a0for\u00a0currently\u00a0supported\u00a0versions \u00a0 Cut\u00a0down\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0Reading\u00a0time\u00a0estimated\u00a0for\u00a0articles\u00a0that\u00a0maintain\u00a0multiple\u00a0versions\u00a0 Reduce\u00a0potential\u00a0confusion\u00a0around\u00a0article\u00a0selection\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0installed\u00a0version. What\u00a0content\u00a0is\u00a0archived? What\u00a0happened\u00a0to\u00a0TFS\u00a02013,\u00a0TFS\u00a02015,\u00a0and\u00a0TFS\u00a02017? 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These versions included TFS 2013 through Azure DevOps Services. Users viewed the content for their versions through\u00a0the\u00a0content\u00a0version\u00a0selector.\u00a0In\u00a0April,\u00a0the\u00a0content\u00a0version\u00a0selector\u00a0changed\u00a0as\u00a0shown.\u00a0 Content version selector prior to April 2022 Content version selector post April 2022 Why\u00a0do\u00a0we\u00a0archive\u00a0content? There\u00a0are\u00a0several\u00a0reasons\u00a0why we archive\u00a0content. Improve\u00a0search\u00a0results\u00a0for\u00a0currently\u00a0supported\u00a0versions \u00a0 Cut\u00a0down\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0Reading\u00a0time\u00a0estimated\u00a0for\u00a0articles\u00a0that\u00a0maintain\u00a0multiple\u00a0versions\u00a0 Reduce\u00a0potential\u00a0confusion\u00a0around\u00a0article\u00a0selection\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0installed\u00a0version. What\u00a0content\u00a0is\u00a0archived? What\u00a0happened\u00a0to\u00a0TFS\u00a02013,\u00a0TFS\u00a02015,\u00a0and\u00a0TFS\u00a02017? 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