What do I need to know about the Customer Portal v2.0 deprecation and EOL?

Environment:

Customer Portal version 2.0 Deprecation
Oracle B2C Service

Resolution:

The Oracle B2C Service Customer Portal version 2.0 was deprecated as of November 2012. Oracle does not test this version and it is very susceptible to breaking during quarterly updates. Customers are strongly encouraged to migrate their Customer Portal implementations to version 3.9.

How long do I have to migrate my Customer Portal implementation?

The deprecation period for Customer Portal 2.0 started November 2012. This deprecated version will remain available in Oracle B2C Service until November 2023 when it is being made End of Life (EOL).  End of Life (EOL) is defined in the Oracle Cloud Hosting and Delivery Policies.

Why is this version being deprecated?

At Oracle our top priority is security. Most of our resources to find, fix, and patch issues go into our latest and greatest feature set – as most of our customers stay current. It is in the best interest of our customers and their customers to stay up to date on the latest technology.

Are there new features in Customer Portal 3.9?

Customer Portal version 3.3 leverages responsive design principles to improve the user experience across multiple device types, adds product-based navigation and product landing pages, numerous cascading style sheet improvements and contains over 70 widget updates.

The customer portal team continually provides feature, enhancement – and more importantly – security updates with each release. While some of these updates may not benefit you directly, it is important to on the latest version of customer portal.

Where can I go to find more information?

In addition to your account team, the Oracle Cloud Customer Connect Customer Portal forum in the Oracle B2C Service Community is a great place for questions on all Customer Portal products and functionality.