About this task
Use delete to remove one or more of the
following objects from the database:
- files
- directories
- folders
- folder templates
- processes
- process rules
- projects
- tasks
- saved queries
- releases
- baselines
- project groupings
If you are deleting the first version of a file,
the file is deleted and removed from the database. If the file has
a predecessor, your modifiable version is deleted and replaced by
its predecessor.
If you need to find
an object, see Finding an object.
You can delete more than one of the same type of object at a time.
- Right-click over the objects you want to
delete, and choose Delete.
- In the Delete dialog
box, select the objects you want to delete from the list.
If you are deleting a project, you can delete all subprojects
by selecting the Delete Subprojects check box.
If you are deleting a project grouping, all the projects
in the project grouping are deleted as well.
If
you are deleting a baseline, the baseline are marked for deletion.
You can set it up to be removed by using the save_offline_and_delete command command.
If
you are deleting a task, the objects associated with the task are not deleted.
If you are deleting a release, the release must not
be in use.
If you are deleting a folder or folder
template, be sure that it is not used by process rules. (You cannot
delete a folder or folder template being used by process rules.)
If you are deleting a process rule, be sure that it
is not used by processes.
If you are deleting
a process, be sure that you do not need it anymore. Process rules
associated with a process are not deleted when you delete the process.
- Click Delete.