Converting a project version to LTS

Long-Term Support (LTS) project versions are designed to track new vulnerabilities for released software artifacts. They are not intended for use by developers or workflows related to application development or compliance workflows.

LTS versions omit project and scan data. This includes:

Source file information
Scans and all information related to match types
Snippets
IaC results, unmatched component data, and malware information
Comments
License conflicts, copyrights, and deep license data
Vulnerability triage information
BOM custom fields

Important considerations before converting your project versions to LTS

Converting from an LTS version back to Active is not currently supported.
Vulnerability records may be merged, and the most severe remediation status for merged records will be retained.
AI models are not retained.

How to convert a project version to LTS

To convert a project version to LTS status:

Log in to Black Duck SCA.
Select the project name using the Watching or My Projects dashboard. The Project Name page appears.
Click for the desired project version and select Convert to LTS.
Configure the SBOM report that will be generated during the conversion process:
- Select a SBOM Template. You can expand the Template Details section to view the enabled fields which will appear in the SBOM report.
- Select a SBOM specification and report format.
- Click Convert.

Once the conversion is complete, the project version will be moved from the Active Versions tab of project versions to the Long-Term Support (LTS) Versions tab.