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.

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

Mass Search

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

Running a Mass Search

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.