# Deprecated Items

The following items are deprecated and at some point in a subsequent release will be removed:

Preferences-Actions-Action Test State Mode
  Single Action Test State Mode will be the only available mode at some point. Avoid using Unique Action Test State for Every Action.
Preferences-Actions-Unique value generation mode-Yate
  The UUID method is superior. All previously generated Yate style unique values will continue to operate and will interoperate where required with UUIDs or GUSs.
Query Database Identification in Action Statements
  The only correct method of referring to a Query Database is by its identifying prefix. All other access methods, such as by path, should no longer be used.
The Lossy Encode As statement
  Use Re-Encode as an alternative.
Transfer Metadata Statement's Save Properties to Named Variable Option
  The properties should be saved to a variable.
The Import Metadata from Audio File statement
  Use Transfer Metadata as an alternative.