Data Certification plugin - Planned for deprecation

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1. What is Data Certification?

Data Certification manages scheduled and on-demand validations of data in CMDB and non-CMDB tables.

2. Where can I find relevant documentation?

Data Certification (servicenow.com)

3. Is the plugin being deprecated?

Yes, Planned for deprecation in the Z release.

Changes to plugins in the Xanadu release (servicenow.com)

4. What are the alternatives?

Install the CMDB Workspace v6.0+ application (compatible with Washington D.C. and later) from the ServiceNow Store to use the CMDB Data Manager feature. See Working with CMDB Data Manager.

5. How can I know more about Deprecation process?

Following KB shared more information on Application/Plugin Deprecation Process - Support and Troubleshooting (servicenow.com)

6. Which other plugins are planned for Deprecation in near future?

Latest information is available at Changes to plugins in the Xanadu release (servicenow.com)

7. How will my instance and users be impacted once the plugin is deprecated?

Once the application/plugin is deemed "deprecated" by ServiceNow it enters the deprecation state ("Deprecation State") and will no longer be deployed, enhanced, upgraded, improved, or supported. The application/plugin will remain active in the customer's instance during the Deprecation State however, it will be considered custom code and ServiceNow Technical Support Team will no longer be obligated to provide any services for it, including but not limited to the customer or technical support, maintenance patches, and/or bug fixes.