Merge pull request #16583 from MightyPen/july29g

Removing all mentions of moniker 'sql-server-previousversions'.

Author: MightyPen

.openpublishing.publish.config.json

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       ],
       "monikers": [],
       "moniker_ranges": [
-        "azuresqldb-current || azuresqldb-mi-current || azure-sqldw-latest || >= aps-pdw-2016 || >= sql-server-2016 || >= sql-server-linux-2017 || sql-server-previousversions || sqlallproducts-allversions"
+        "azuresqldb-current || azuresqldb-mi-current || azure-sqldw-latest || >= aps-pdw-2016 || >= sql-server-2016 || >= sql-server-linux-2017 || sqlallproducts-allversions"
       ],
       "open_to_public_contributors": true,
       "type_mapping": {

docs/docfx.json

@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
 
     "groups": {
       "gr-sql-2016-a": {
-        "moniker_range": "azuresqldb-current || azuresqldb-mi-current || azure-sqldw-latest || >= aps-pdw-2016 || >= sql-server-2016 || >= sql-server-linux-2017 || sql-server-previousversions || sqlallproducts-allversions",
+        "moniker_range": "azuresqldb-current || azuresqldb-mi-current || azure-sqldw-latest || >= aps-pdw-2016 || >= sql-server-2016 || >= sql-server-linux-2017 || sqlallproducts-allversions",
         "dest": "temp2016a"
       }
     },

docs/includes/paragraph-content/previous-versions-archive-documentation-sql-server.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-We accumulate and retain documentation for very old versions of Microsoft SQL Server in sets of archived webpages. The archived webpages are not processed by search engines, such as Bing.com and Google.com. Yet you can see these archives at our Docs _previous-versions/sql/_ address:
+We accumulate and retain documentation for very old versions of Microsoft SQL Server, in sets of archived webpages. The archived webpages are not processed by search engines, such as Bing.com and Google.com. Yet you can see these archives at our Docs _previous-versions/sql/_ address:
 
 - [https://docs.microsoft.com/previous-versions/sql/](https://docs.microsoft.com/previous-versions/sql/)
 
@@ -11,17 +11,14 @@ These archives include the documentation for at least the following older versio
 - SQL Server 2008
 - SQL Server 2005
 
-[SQL Server 2014 documentation](/previous-versions/sql/2014/index?view=sql-server-2014) is still available on our main Docs address.
+[SQL Server 2014 documentation](/previous-versions/sql/2014/index?view=sql-server-2014&preserve-view=true) is still available on our main Docs address.
 
-[SQL Server 2019 documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/sql/sql-server?view=sql-server-ver15) is available on our main Docs address. Then use the versioning dropdown near the top of the page, to select another version of interest.
+<!--
+FYI: In the following link syntax to SQL 2014 content, the two 'view' related parameters are entirely optional in this case. The reason is that 'sql/2014/' will never be a node for say SQL 2012 or SQL 2016 content URLs on Docs. Thus no distinction from 'view' values will ever be necessary.
 
-For more information about the documentation for previous versions of SQL Server, see [Previous versions of SQL Server documentation](/previous-versions/sql/).
-
-<!-- GM:
-On links to file 'previous-versions-sql-server.md', append 
-    '?view=sql-server-previousversions' 
-only when customer explicitly does so. 
-If our markdown ever needs to append a ?view= for the article, best is probably 
-    '?view=sql-server-2016' . 
+[SQL Server 2014 documentation](/previous-versions/sql/2014/index?view=sql-server-2014&preserve-view=true) is still available on our main Docs address.
 -->
 
+[SQL Server 2019 documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/sql/sql-server?view=sql-server-ver15&preserve-view=true) is available on our main Docs address. Then use the versioning dropdown near the top of the page, to select another version of interest.
+
+For more information about the documentation for previous versions of SQL Server, see [Previous versions of SQL Server documentation](/previous-versions/sql/).

docs/sql-server/end-of-support/sql-server-end-of-life-overview.md

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 ---
 title: "End of support options"
 description: Learn about the different options available for SQL Server products that have reached end of support, such as SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, and SQL Server 2008 R2. 
-ms.date: "12/18/2019"
+ms.date: 08/12/2020
 ms.prod: sql
 ms.technology: install
 ms.topic: conceptual
 author: markingmyname
 ms.author: maghan
 ms.reviewer: pmasl
-monikerRange: "=sql-server-previousversions||>=sql-server-2016||=sqlallproducts-allversions"
+monikerRange: ">=sql-server-2016||=sqlallproducts-allversions"
 ---
 # SQL Server end of support options 
 [!INCLUDE [SQL Server Windows Only - ASDBMI ](../../includes/applies-to-version/sql-windows-only-asdbmi.md)]
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Hardware requirements:
 - [SQL Server 2019](../install/hardware-and-software-requirements-for-installing-sql-server-ver15.md)    
 
 Supported version and edition upgrades:
-- [SQL Server 2016](../../database-engine/install-windows/supported-version-and-edition-upgrades.md?view=sql-server-2016) 
+- [SQL Server 2016](../../database-engine/install-windows/supported-version-and-edition-upgrades.md?view=sql-server-2016&preserve-view=true) 
 - [SQL Server 2017](../../database-engine/install-windows/supported-version-and-edition-upgrades-2017.md)
 - [SQL Server 2019](../../database-engine/install-windows/supported-version-and-edition-upgrades-version-15.md)
 

docs/sql-server/previous-versions-sql-server.md

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ ms.topic: conceptual
 author: markingmyname
 ms.author: maghan
 ms.reviewer: ""
-ms.date: 07/24/2020
-monikerRange: ">= aps-pdw-2016 || = azuresqldb-current || = azure-sqldw-latest || sql-server-previousversions || >= sql-server-2016 || >= sql-server-linux-2017 || = sqlallproducts-allversions"
+ms.date: 08/12/2020
+monikerRange: ">= aps-pdw-2016 || = azuresqldb-current || = azure-sqldw-latest || >= sql-server-2016 || >= sql-server-linux-2017 || = sqlallproducts-allversions"
 ---
 
 # Previous versions of SQL Server documentation

docs/sql-server/sql-docs-navigation-guide.md

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 ---
 title: SQL Server docs navigation tips 
 description: Tips and tricks for navigating the SQL Server technical documentation - explains such things as the hub page, the table of contents, the header, as well as how to use the breadcrumbs and how to use the version filter. 
-ms.date: 10/15/2019
+ms.date: 08/12/2020
 ms.prod: sql
 ms.technology: release-landing
 ms.reviewer: ""
 ms.custom: ""
 ms.topic: conceptual
 author: "MashaMSFT"
 ms.author: "mathoma"
-monikerRange: ">= aps-pdw-2016 || = azuresqldb-current || = azure-sqldw-latest || sql-server-previousversions || >= sql-server-2016 || >= sql-server-linux-2017 || = sqlallproducts-allversions"
+monikerRange: ">= aps-pdw-2016 || = azuresqldb-current || = azure-sqldw-latest || >= sql-server-2016 || >= sql-server-linux-2017 || = sqlallproducts-allversions"
 ---
 # SQL Server docs navigation guide
 

docs/sql-server/sql-server-offline-documentation.md

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ ms.assetid: 51f8a08c-51d0-41d8-8bc5-1cb4d42622fb
 author: markingmyname
 ms.author: maghan
 ms.reviewer: carlrab
-ms.date: 07/22/2020
-monikerRange: ">= aps-pdw-2016 || = azuresqldb-current || = azure-sqldw-latest || sql-server-previousversions || >= sql-server-2016 || >= sql-server-linux-2017 || = sqlallproducts-allversions"
+ms.date: 08/12/2020
+monikerRange: ">= aps-pdw-2016 || = azuresqldb-current || = azure-sqldw-latest || >= sql-server-2016 || >= sql-server-linux-2017 || = sqlallproducts-allversions"
 ---
 
 # Install SQL Server documentation to view offline in SSMS
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ Review the Microsoft Product Lifecycle for information about how a specific prod
 
 To learn more about archived content and Help viewer, reference the links below.
 
-- [SQL Server online documentation](../sql-server/index.yml?view=sql-server-2016)
+- [SQL Server online documentation](../sql-server/index.yml?view=sql-server-2016&preserve-view=true)
 - [SQL Server 2014 online documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/previous-versions/sql/2014)
 - [Previous versions of SQL Server online documentation](previous-versions-sql-server.md)
-- [Versioning system for SQL documentation](../sql-server/versioning-system-monikers-ui-sql-server.md?view=sql-server-2016)
+- [Versioning system for SQL documentation](../sql-server/versioning-system-monikers-ui-sql-server.md?view=sql-server-2016&preserve-view=true)

docs/sql-server/versioning-system-monikers-ui-sql-server.md

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ---
 title: Versioning system SQL docs
-ms.date: 07/22/2020
+ms.date: 08/12/2020
 ms.prod: sql
 ms.technology: release-landing
 ms.topic: conceptual
 author: MightyPen
 ms.author: genemi
-monikerRange: "=azuresqldb-current||=azuresqldb-mi-current||=azure-sqldw-latest||>=aps-pdw-2016||>=sql-server-linux-2017||=sql-server-previousversions||>=sql-server-2016||=sqlallproducts-allversions"
+monikerRange: "=azuresqldb-current||=azuresqldb-mi-current||=azure-sqldw-latest||>=aps-pdw-2016||>=sql-server-linux-2017||>=sql-server-2016||=sqlallproducts-allversions"
 ---
 
 # Versioning system for SQL documentation
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ The versioning system is fully implemented for SQL Server version 2016 onward.
     - [SQL Server 2014 offline documentation](/sql/sql-server/sql-server-offline-documentation)
 
 - _2016 and later:_   The versioning system is fully implemented for SQL Server 2016 and later versions.
-    - [Welcome to SQL Server documentation 2016 and later](/sql/sql-server/?view=sql-server-2016)
+    - [Welcome to SQL Server documentation 2016 and later](/sql/sql-server/?view=sql-server-2016&preserve-view=true)
     - [SQL Server 2016 offline documentation](sql-server-offline-documentation.md)
 
 ## See also