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Technology/Standard Vendor Release Information
The Vendor Release Information section provides a table that lists all the known releases for the targeted technology/standard.
This information is obtained from the technology/standard vendor. The release information table contains the following information:
| Version |
Lists the version number of the technology/standard
(e.g. Release major.minor) |
| Release |
Identifies the release date of the specific version of the technology/standard |
| End of Life Date |
Identifies the end of life date of the specific version of the technology/standard.
End of life is when the vendor is no longer making any changes to the technology/standard |
| Vendor De-support Date |
Identifies when the vendor will no longer support the specific version of the
technology [Applies only to Technology entries] |
| Standard Retract Date |
Identifies when the Standards Body will no longer support the specific version
of the standard [Applies only to Standard entries] |
Technology/Standard VA Decision Information
The Current VA Decision Information section presents a table which provides decision information that forecasts the
VA
IT position regarding different releases of the technology/standard as shown in Figure 1.
There are five possible decisions for a version:
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Approved - indicates the technology/standard has been approved for use.
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Approved w/Constraints - indicates the technology/standard may only be used within the entries specified constraints.
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Unapproved - means the technology/standard has not been approved for use. It may be only be used if a POA&M review is conducted and
signed by the Authorizing Official Designated Representative (AODR) as designated by the Authorizing Official (AO) or designee based upon a recommendation from
the POA&M Compliance Enforcement has been granted to a project.
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Prohibited - The technology/standard is not (currently) permitted to be used under any circumstances.
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Divest - VA has decided to divest itself on the use of the technology/standard.
As a result, all projects currently utilizing the technology/standard must plan to eliminate their use of
the technology/standard. Additional information on when the entry is projected to become unapproved may be
found on the Decision tab for the specific entry.
The Decison Table is divided into three sections as shown in Figure 2.
How to Use the Decision Table
Using your planned development window, you can determine which release of the technology/standard to use.
For example, if your development is scheduled to begin in Q2 of the 2016 calendar year and last for 6 months,
there are two versions that are supported in this time frame; 1, 2, 3, and 4 (see Figure 3). In cases
where there are multiple version supported in your release timeline, you are to utilize the latest version
that is supported.
