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title: "Breaking: #102260 - Removed TCA ['softref'] = 'notify'"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:breaking-102260-1698252706"
source: "Changelog/13.0/Breaking-102260-RemovedTCASoftrefNotify.rst"
modified: "2026-09-15T10:46:36+00:00"
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# Breaking: #102260 - Removed TCA \['softref'\] = 'notify'

See [forge#102260](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/102260)

## Description

`TCA` columns type fields like `input` and `text` obey the `config` key
`softref`. One of the allowed soft reference parsers is `notify` implemented
by class `\TYPO3\CMS\Core\DataHandling\SoftReference\NotifySoftReferenceParser`.

This soft reference parser fits no apparent use case and has been removed.

## Impact

Involving the `notify` key in the comma-separated list of TCA columns config
`softref` or a flex form data structure column definition does not trigger
any action anymore and may log a warning this parser hasn't been found.

## Affected installations

There was little reason to activate this soft reference parser in the first place
since it essentially did nothing. Instances with extensions having TCA column config
`softref` set to a value including `notify` will be affected. That's a very
rare use case. The extension scanner will not notify about this, but the
`SoftReferenceParserFactory` will add a log entry this parser was not found upon
using an affected record.

## Migration

Remove key `notify` from TCA columns `softref` list.