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End-of-life and version tracking
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For products in the Catalog, JOATOS tracks the version you're standardised on and highlights when that product is approaching end of life (EOL).
Recording versions and EOL
When you add or edit a Catalog product, you can set:
- Version — the version you track for this product.
- Release date — when that version was released.
- EOL date — when the product reaches end of life.
- Website and Documentation URL — handy links, shown as buttons on the detail page.
EOL dates are entered by you — JOATOS doesn't pull them from an external service, so you decide which products to track and what date applies.
The EOL warning
When a product's EOL date is within the next 6 months, JOATOS flags it:
- In the Catalog list, the EOL date shows in orange.
- On the product's detail page, an orange EOL {date} badge appears next to the category, and the End of Life field is highlighted.
This gives you an early heads-up to plan upgrades before support runs out.
On the detail page
A Catalog product's detail page brings together:
- Details — category, vendor, version, release date, and end of life.
- Licenses — linked license records, with seat counts and expiry (expiring soon shown in orange).
- Services — any services linked to this product, with live status.
Notes & tips
- The EOL flag is date-driven — set accurate EOL dates so the 6-month warning is meaningful.
- Link licenses and services to a product so its detail page becomes a single view of "what it is, what it costs, and where it runs."