Deleting Items
You can delete an item in the database that you no longer have any need for. The item and all its versions will still remain in the database after deletion, but will be excluded when browsing or searching the latest versions of items. You can still find the item and its versions by, for example, Searching in Snapshots and Commits or by Searching All Versions in the Database.
Deleting Models and Files
Select one or more models and files and click Delete () in the Item section of the Home toolbar to open the Delete Item dialog box. You can also press the Del key. The Location field shows the database, repository, and branch that the items will be deleted on. All items that will be deleted are shown in a table under Items.
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Write an optional comment in the Comments field.
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Click OK to delete the items in the database.
As with all commits, the deletion targets a specific branch. If you have created other branches that include the selected items, the items will remain visible on those branches.
To find a model or file previously deleted on a branch, select Latest Versions for Location () in The Model Manager Window and the set the searched location to a snapshot created before the item was deleted. You can also browse to a commit saved before the item was deleted in The Commits Window for the branch, right-click the commit, and select Search in Commit (). In both cases you can find the item by searching in the Model Manager window.
Deleting Tags
Select a tag and click Delete () in the Item section of the Home toolbar to open the Delete Tag dialog box. The Location field shows the database, repository, and branch that the tag will be deleted on. The Title field shows the title of the latest version of the tag.
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In the Tagged Items field:
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Select Remove tag assignment to unassign the tag from any items that the tag is currently assigned to. Items that were only assigned the deleted tag will be found under the root tag in The Tag Tree after the deletion.
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Select Assign nearest ancestor tag to unassign the tag from any items that the tag is currently assigned to and instead assign the tag’s parent tags to these items. This option is only available if the tag to be deleted has parent tags other than the root tag.
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Write an optional comment for the associated commit in the Comments field.
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Click OK to delete the tag. Any items that were assigned the deleted tag will have their tag assignments updated as specified by the Tagged Items value.