FS_LIST Migration Guide

With FirstSpirit version 5.2R3 the input component FS_LIST has been deprecated. The component was used for creating and maintaining lists.

FirstSpirit support of the input component is planned to be discontinued from January 2020 on.

The component can no longer be used from this point on. That means:

• forms with FS_LIST can no longer be edited and
• the expected output will no longer be generated.

We recommend developers and end users to switch to alternative FirstSpirit input components at an early stage. Before updating to FirstSpirit 2020-01 or higher, all FS_LIST uses must be converted to one of the successor components.

As replacements the input components FS_CATALOG, FS_INDEX, and CMS_INPUT_SECTIONLIST are available, likewise providing functionality for the bundling of contents and thus largely taking over the FS_LIST use cases.

• FS_LIST, type DATABASE, can be replaced by an FS_INDEX input component.
  (see Migration to FS_INDEX)
• FS_LIST, type INLINE, can be replaced by an FS_CATALOG input component.
  (see Migration to FS_CATALOG)
• FS_LIST with tag MEDIAMODE can be replaced by an FS_INDEX input component, when using the DatasetDataAccessPlugin (tag SOURCE), which is delivered with FirstSpirit by default.
  (see Migration to FS_INDEX with DataAccessPlugin)
• FS_LIST, type PAGE, can be replaced by the input component CMS_INPUT_SECTIONLIST.
  (see Migration to CMS_INPUT_SECTIONLIST).
• FS_LIST, type SERVICE, can be replaced by an FS_INDEX input component, when using a corresponding data access plug-in.
  (see Migration to FS_INDEX with DataAccessPlugin)

After the transition to the new input components a return to FS_LIST is not possible - not even after a server downgrade.

Please contact Technical Support if you have questions or feedback regarding the migration away from FS_LIST.