The Delete From Library command is used to select documents and folders you want to delete from the library of managed documents. You can delete a single document, multiple documents, or a folder. When you delete documents and folders from the server, they are also deleted from your local cache. You must have author privileges to delete documents and folders.
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You should always use the Delete From Library command to delete managed documents. If you delete managed documents using Windows Explorer or Internet Explorer, you may accidentally break links between the Solid Edge documents.
When you click the Delete From Library command, the Delete From Library dialog box is displayed so you can select the documents and folders you want to delete. You can use the options on the dialog box to browse to the managed folder that contains the documents you want to delete. The Delete From Library dialog box will only display managed folders and documents. You will not be able to see documents or folders that are not managed.
To specify the documents and folders you want to delete, select them from the Name column on the left side of the dialog box, then click the Add button to add them to the Selected Folders And Files list on the right side of the dialog box. The Remove and Remove All buttons allow you to remove items from the Selected Folders And Files list. When you have completed the list of items you want to delete, click the OK button to start the delete process.
When you select the OK button, Solid Edge automatically performs a where used search first to check if any of the documents you want to delete are linked to other documents. If the document you want to delete is linked to another document that is not being deleted, a message is displayed and the document is not deleted. For example, if you select a Part document to be deleted, but the Part document is linked to a Draft document that is not being deleted, you will not be able to delete the Part document. When deleting folders, Solid Edge checks to see if the folder is empty before deleting it. You can only delete folders that are empty.
When you delete documents from Insight using the Delete From Library command, the SearchScope.txt file determines which folders to include in the Where Used search. The SearchScope.txt file should contain entries for each managed workspace at your company. For example, if you create a workspace named SolidEdgeWS on a server named is server123, your SearchScope.xt file should contain the entry: http://server123/SolidEdgeWS. You can add or remove entries in SearchScope.txt using the Solid Edge Insight Update Searchscope utility. You do not need to add entries for subfolders within a managed workspace.