Support of Shell Control Box versions
Updates for the different versions of Shell Control Box are provided according to the following table. For details about the extent of support, see the following table. To understand what the different version numbers mean, see the version policy.
| Product Version | Release Type | State | Supported at least until |
| SCB 2.0 | Long Term Supported | Supported | 31. Jul. 2012 |
| SCB 3.0 | Long Term Supported | Current | 31. Jul. 2013 |
| SCB 3 F2 | Feature | Maintained | 31. Jul. 2012 |
| SCB 3 F3 | Feature | Current | 30. Nov. 2012 |
| BAP 2012.1 | Floating | Current | publication date of next release |
During their lifecycle, SCB releases can be in the following states.
| State | Description |
| Not supported | This version of the product is not supported in any way. Upgrading to a newer version is strongly recommended. |
| Maintained | Fixes and updates for this version of the product are released only for security purposes, or upon customer request. Upgrading to a newer version is recommended. |
| Supported | Fixes and updates are periodically released for this version, without customer request. These updates do not contain new features or functionality. Upgrading to a newer version is recommended. |
| Current LTS | This is the current Long Term Supported (LTS) release, fixes and updates are released periodically for this version. These updates do not contain new features or functionality. |
| Current feature | This is the current feature release, fixes and updates are released periodically. This release becomes obsolete as soon as a newer feature or LTS version is released. |
