---
title: "Deprecation: #108761 - BackendUtility TSconfig-related methods"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:deprecation-108761-1769281290"
source: "Changelog/14.2/Deprecation-108761-BackendUtilityTSconfigMethods.rst"
typo3-version: "14.2"
typo3-major: 14
type: "deprecation"
issue: 108761
forge: "https://forge.typo3.org/issues/108761"
tags: ["PHP-API", "FullyScanned", "ext:backend"]
rendered: "2026-09-23T15:30:34+00:00"
---

# Deprecation: #108761 - BackendUtility TSconfig-related methods {#deprecation-108761-1769281290}

See [forge#108761](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/108761)

## Description {#description}

The following methods in `\TYPO3\CMS\Backend\Utility\BackendUtility` have
been deprecated:

-   `getTCEFORM_TSconfig()`
-   `getTSCpidCached()`
-   `getTSCpid()`

A new method `BackendUtility::getRealPageId()` has been introduced. It
returns the real page ID of a given record. Unlike the previous methods which
returned arrays with multiple values or used internal caching, this method
provides a cleaner API that returns either the page ID as an integer or
`null` if the page cannot be determined.

## Impact {#impact}

Calling any of the deprecated methods triggers a deprecation-level log entry.
The methods will be removed in TYPO3 v15.0.

The extension scanner reports usages as a **strong** match.

## Affected installations {#affected-installations}

Instances or extensions that call any of the deprecated methods.

## Migration {#migration}

### getTCEFORM_TSconfig() {#gettceform-tsconfig}

This method has been moved to `FormEngineUtility`. If you need TSconfig
for TCEFORM, it is recommended that you rely on FormEngine data providers
instead.

### getTSCpidCached() and getTSCpid() {#gettscpidcached-and-gettscpid}

These methods returned an array with two values: the TSconfig PID and the
real PID. The new `getRealPageId()` method returns only the real page ID.

Before:

```php
// getTSCpidCached returned [$tscPid, $realPid]
[$tscPid, $realPid] = BackendUtility::getTSCpidCached($table, $uid, $pid);

// getTSCpid returned the same structure
[$tscPid, $realPid] = BackendUtility::getTSCpid($table, $uid, $pid);
```

After:

```php
// getRealPageId() returns int|null
$pageId = BackendUtility::getRealPageId($table, $uid, $pid);

// If you need to ensure an integer (null becomes 0)
$pageId = (int)BackendUtility::getRealPageId($table, $uid, $pid);
```