Deprecated and removed features
ThoughtSpot sometimes deprecates and then removes existing features, replacing them with new and more effective ways to use our products. In this article, we provide a list of features we’ve chosen to deprecate or remove in each release.
| Information about deprecated and removed features is subject to change without notice. |
ThoughtSpot deprecates some existing features, and then removes them. These terms mean two different things.
- Deprecated
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A deprecated feature still exists in the product, for backward compatibility, but there is a plan to remove it in a later release. Deprecated features do not receive ongoing support from ThoughtSpot.
We recommend that you stop using deprecated features as soon as possible, and change your workflows to use the new, improved functionality instead.
- Removed
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A removed feature no longer exists in the product. When you upgrade to a newer release, any workflows that rely on a removed feature no longer work.
The tables below list each feature once, with the release that deprecated it and the release that removed it, newest first. A dash (—) means the feature was removed without a deprecation period. To be announced means a removal release has not been set yet.
2026 releases
| Feature | Deprecated | Removed | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
IAMv1 (Identity and Access Management) |
26.12.0.cl |
To be announced |
IAMv1 will no longer be supported by the end of December 2026. ThoughtSpot strongly advises you to migrate to the enhanced Identity and Access Management (IAMv2) at the earliest. Review and follow the steps in the documentation so that your users have no login disruption after migration. For more information, contact ThoughtSpot support. |
Legacy Liveboard Schedules section in Data > Utilities |
26.7.0.cl |
26.10.0.cl |
The Liveboard schedules section on the Insights tab becomes the default and only way to view and manage all schedules across Liveboards.
For assistance, contact ThoughtSpot support. |
Reference question workflow in Spotter 3 (with Memory enabled) |
— |
26.9.0.cl |
The +Add to memory button is replaced by Remember this, which lets you train Spotter directly within a chat session. Existing reference questions are not affected and will be migrated to Memory context in a future release. |
Make this Liveboard discoverable and Make this Answer discoverable checkboxes |
26.2.0.cl |
26.8.0.cl |
ThoughtSpot is removing this feature because of low and declining usage, governance concerns, and because most users disabled it.
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Every N minutes schedule frequency for Liveboard schedules |
— |
26.8.0.cl |
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Auto-generated business terms |
26.6.0.cl |
26.8.0.cl |
You can no longer add business terms directly from a conversation. The only way to add a business term to coaching is from the Business terms tab in the Memory sources page. |
ThoughtSpot Sage in the Admin panel |
— |
26.6.0.cl |
Sage no longer appears as a selectable option. All clusters running Sage are automatically upgraded to Spotter 2, and your AI usage preferences are retained. No administrator action is required. Embed SDK users should upgrade to the latest SDK version, and API users should move to the Spotter APIs. |
First pin experience |
— |
26.6.0.cl |
ThoughtSpot no longer auto-creates a Liveboard named "username's first Liveboard" when a new user pins for the first time. The standard pin-to-Liveboard dialog is shown instead. |
Generate AI Synonyms at the model level |
26.5.0.cl |
26.6.0.cl |
Since 26.4.0.cl, the feature receives no enhancements, bug fixes, or accuracy improvements.
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Answer data panel classic experience |
26.3.0.cl |
26.5.0.cl |
You can continue to use the feature until it is removed, but ThoughtSpot provides no support for it. |
Product Usage system data model |
26.5.0.cl |
To be announced |
Move your usage and adoption reporting to the TS : AI and BI Stats data model, which provides more accurate and comprehensive insights. For more information, contact ThoughtSpot support. |
Reference question in the Data workspace |
— |
26.2.0.cl |
You can no longer add reference questions to your coaching from the Data workspace. Coach from a conversation instead. See Reference questions. |
2025 releases
| Feature | Deprecated | Removed | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
Sage and Ask Sage |
— |
10.15.0.cl |
Spotter replaces Sage and Ask Sage. See Spotter. |
Navigation and homepage classic experience |
— |
10.15.0.cl |
Replaced by the new navigation and homepage experience. |
Collaborative Liveboards (comments on Liveboards) |
10.12.0.cl |
Feb 1, 2026 |
You can continue to use the feature until it is removed, but ThoughtSpot provides no support for it. |
Worksheets |
10.4.0.cl |
10.12.0.cl |
All existing Worksheets are migrated automatically to Models when your cluster upgrades, and Worksheets are no longer available. |
Worksheet creation for dbt connections |
— |
10.12.0.cl |
Adding a dbt connection creates a Model instead of a Worksheet. |
Right-hand side panel in Find existing Liveboards and Answers search results |
10.9.0.cl |
10.12.0.cl |
The panel is hidden from 10.9.0.cl and removed in 10.12.0.cl. To keep it visible before removal, contact ThoughtSpot support. |
ThoughtSpot Status page |
10.11.0.cl |
To be announced |
ThoughtSpot plans to replace it with an improved status page. See ThoughtSpot Status. |
Create new > Worksheet in the Data workspace |
10.4.0.cl |
10.10.0.cl |
Existing Worksheets can only be edited through TML or by converting them to a Model. ThoughtSpot recommends migrating Worksheets to Models before the 10.12 release. |
Search Tokens and Previous Search Tokens columns in the TS: Spotter Analytics Model |
— |
10.9.0.cl |
The model is the basis for the Spotter Conversations Liveboard. |
In 10.10.0.cl, ThoughtSpot also added the Hidden, User Feedback Labels, and User Feedback Comments columns to the TS: Spotter analytics data model, and renamed User Feedback to User Feedback Rating.
2023 and 2024 releases
| Feature | Deprecated | Removed | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
Search Assist, SpotIQ Insights on the Worksheet detail page, Profile, and Review Suggestions in the Data workspace |
10.1.0.cl |
10.4.0.cl |
The How users are searching answers Liveboard is also removed in 10.4.0.cl. Use the Spotter Conversations Liveboard instead. |
Sage Feedback Leaderboard |
10.3.0.cl |
To be announced |
You can still use this feature, but ThoughtSpot will remove it in a later release. |
Classic experience for Liveboards, Answers, and SpotIQ |
— |
10.1.0.cl |
The new experience is now the only option and is on by default. |
Edit TML and Import TML actions on the Liveboards and Answers list pages |
— |
10.1.0.cl |
Use the TML menu actions on the individual Liveboard and Answer pages, or the import and export TML options on Data Workspace > Utilities. |
SpotApps UI |
9.10.0.cl |
9.12.0.cl |
You can still upload pre-built SpotApp templates. Download the TML templates from CodeSpot, modify them if needed, and import them using the TML import/export utility in the Data workspace. |
Footer text in Liveboard PDFs |
— |
9.8.0.cl |
Resolves misaligned footers in exported Liveboard PDFs. |
Page numbers in downloaded Liveboard PDFs |
— |
9.5.0.cl |
Prevents timeout errors when downloading Liveboard PDFs. |
Automatically select my chart toggle |
— |
9.5.0.cl |
ThoughtSpot keeps your chosen chart type as you change the query. If the query can no longer render as that type, ThoughtSpot selects a chart type that can. |
Pin Headlines to a Liveboard |
— |
9.4.0.cl |
Create KPI charts instead. Existing pinned Headlines are not affected. See How to convert Headlines to KPI charts. |
Include only <value> and Exclude <value> in the Liveboard visualization contextual menu |
— |
9.2.0.cl |
Still available in Explore mode, when searching data, and when viewing an Answer. |
2022 and earlier releases
| Feature | Deprecated | Removed | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
Features listed in the new Liveboard experience deprecations |
8.3.0.cl |
To be announced |
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Business user onboarding |
— |
8.2.0.cl |
Replaced by a new onboarding flow that directs new users to Search Assist, where they complete sample searches on demo data or their company’s data. |
Liveboard follow |
— |
8.0.0.cl |
Combined with scheduling into a single Schedule action. Existing follows are migrated to Liveboard schedules, shown as Migrated from follow (your display name). To send Liveboard emails to other users, you still need the can schedule for others permission. |
May 2021 |
Aug 2021 |
Users can instead search across existing Answers and Pinboards, or complete Search Assist sample queries. See Search Answers. |
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— |
May 2021 |
Add important metrics from Pinboards to your watchlist instead. See quick links. To reach your most-used objects quickly, favorite them and toggle My favorites. |
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Replay search and the Learn how to use ThoughtSpot Pinboard |
— |
May 2021 |
Use Search Assist to learn search on demo data or your company’s data. |
Multiple join path resolution in the formula editor or a search |
May 2021 |
To be announced |
The system no longer lets you define the join path within a search or formula. Instead, it prompts you to create a Worksheet with the correct join path. With the new Answer experience on, this is removed in May 2021. To use it, turn the new Answer experience off individually or for your company by contacting ThoughtSpot support. |
Send feedback option on an Answer or search |
May 2021 |
To be announced |
Previously available from the more options menu |
Client-side summaries for tables |
May 2021 |
To be announced |
Column summaries and headlines are consolidated into one headline summary that is integrated with the table columns and can be pinned to Pinboards. ThoughtSpot runs one SQL query per summary against the underlying database. |
