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title: Discontinued Master Data Services Features
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ms.date: "03/14/2017"
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# Discontinued Master Data Services Features

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  This topic describes [!INCLUDE[ssMDSshort](../includes/ssmdsshort-md.md)] features that are no longer available in [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)].  
  
## [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../includes/sscurrent-md.md)] Discontinued Features  
 The [!INCLUDE[ssKilimanjaro](../includes/sskilimanjaro-md.md)] staging process is removed in [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../includes/sscurrent-md.md)]. You should use the entity based staging process to import and modify data. For more information, see [Overview: Importing Data from Tables (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/overview-importing-data-from-tables-master-data-services.md).  
  
 The Metadata model is no longer available. You can also no longer view metadata in the Explorer functional area.  
  
## See Also  
 [Deprecated Master Data Services Features](../master-data-services/deprecated-master-data-services-features.md)