TINP deprecation

Reasons for deprecation

• wrong TINP
  • found on cover but invalid
  • typo
• GTIN for a TINO found

Former reasons:

• bad TINO range - removed 2014-10-08

Process

Order undefined.

• log deprecations in TINP fix
• change the TINP in the database
• keep old TINP in the product table but change values
  • collection name = _deprecated_
  • product name contains at minimum: string "deprecated", new TINP if any. It can also contain a reason
  • other values removed

Tagger

For each 1:1 replacement (full product gets a new TINP and the new TINP only refers to that product) deliver the replacement TINP for input lines that consist of a TINT.

Tag name

• Choose tag name:
  • tinp_new - different meaning, e.g. could be new TINP that is not a replacement
  • tinp_replacement
• create tag "tinp_replacement"
  • Done in 1.3.5

Database

The database contains a table named "tinp_deprecation".