UMWebService - deprecated?

Hi all,

I'm on EP 7.01 SP8. I'd like to use the UMWebService at address

http://host:port/irj/servlet/prt/soap/UMWebService

I've found out that the PRT Soap runtime is deprecated (Note 1131393 - Portal Web Services wizard)

does anyone know whether this implies that the UMWebService is deprecated as well?

Any official documentation would be highly appreciated

Thanks regards

Vincenzo