The following release stages are part of the lifecycle of an Atlan feature:
| Stage | Access | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha | By invitation only to few data teams | Experimental |
| Private preview | By invitation only to a larger cohort of data teams | Near production grade |
| Public preview | Open to all data teams | Production grade with known limitations |
| General availability | Open to all data teams | Production grade |
Atlan release stages
While features are stable, Atlan may on occasion deprecate legacy functionality to support product updates.
Alpha
- Enabled for select customers on request to test, validate, and provide feedback.
- Experimental in nature, user feedback critical in preparing for a wider release.
- Formal support and documentation unavailable.
- Standard SLAs, terms, and warranties do not apply.
Private preview
- Enabled for a larger cohort of customers on request to test, validate, and provide feedback.
- Partially production ready — breaking changes may occur.
- Informal support and documentation from product and engineering teams.
- Standard SLAs, terms, and warranties do not apply.
Public preview
- Enabled for all customers, usually includes a
Previewlabel in the product or requires admins to enable the feature from Labs in the admin center. - Production grade is high, but with known limitations.
- Formal support and documentation provided on best available basis.
- Feature release may be announced on the Shipped channel.
- Standard SLAs, terms, and warranties do not apply.
General availability
- Enabled for all users.
- Production grade is of the highest quality to ensure the best possible user experience.
- Formal support and documentation available.
- Feature release announced on the Shipped channel.
- Standard SLAs, terms, and warranties apply.