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End-of-Life (EOL) Management

The EOL administration page (Admin > Settings > EOL) helps you track technology product lifecycles by linking your cards to the public endoflife.date database.

EOL Administration

Why Track EOL?​

Knowing when technology products reach end-of-life or end-of-support is critical for:

  • Risk management — Unsupported software is a security liability
  • Budget planning — Plan migrations and upgrades before support ends
  • Compliance — Many regulations require supported software

The mass search feature scans your Application and IT Component cards and automatically finds matching products in the endoflife.date database.

  1. Navigate to Admin > Settings > EOL
  2. Select the card type to scan (Application or IT Component)
  3. Click Search
  4. The system performs fuzzy matching against the endoflife.date product catalog

Reviewing Results​

For each card, the search returns:

  • Match score (0–100%) — How closely the card name matches a known product
  • Product name — The matched endoflife.date product
  • Available versions/cycles — The product's release versions with their support dates

Filtering Results​

Use the filter controls to focus on:

  • All items — Every card that was scanned
  • Unlinked only — Cards not yet linked to an EOL product
  • Already linked — Cards that already have an EOL link

A statistics summary shows: total cards scanned, already linked, unlinked, and matches found.

Linking Cards to Products​

  1. Review the suggested match for each card
  2. Select the correct product version/cycle from the dropdown
  3. Click Link to save the association

Once linked, the card's detail page shows an EOL section with:

  • Product name and version
  • Support status — Color-coded: Supported (green), Approaching EOL (orange), End of Life (red)
  • Key dates — Release date, active support end, security support end, EOL date

EOL Report​

Linked EOL data feeds into the EOL Report, which provides a dashboard view of your technology landscape's support status across all linked cards.