Deleting an asset removes the base (checked-in) version of that asset from the system. If you only want to remove the working version of an asset from a project, see Removing Assets from a Project.
Caution: Do not delete file assets by directly deleting them from the file system where they are stored—for example, by locating them in Windows Explorer and deleting them. Doing so causes data integrity failure. Instead, follow the procedure shown below.
To delete an asset:
Open the Browse Assets page, and find the assets to delete.
Check the assets to delete (see Browse All Versioned Assets).
In the action dropdown list at the bottom of the page, select Delete.
From the two dropdown lists at the bottom of the page, choose:
Delete
Any project
Note: All versioned asset operations, including deletion, occur within the context of an active project; therefore, in order to delete an asset, you must first add it to an active project. When this project’s assets are checked in, the system removes the target asset from the versioned repository.
Optionally, click Take Me to Project, in order to verify that the asset is added to the specified project.
Click Go. If you chose Take Me to Project, the project’s Assets tab is displayed and lists the asset to be deleted.
When project assets are checked in, the asset is deleted.
Note: In the case of scenario assets, deletion removes only the scenario’s .sdl file. The corresponding .sec file, which is generated by the ACC and maintains a list of the ACC roles that have security access to the scenario, remains in the project after deletion and is deployed to the target server.
Canceling Asset Deletion
You can cancel deletion of an asset any time before the project assets are checked in; afterwards, the deletion is irreversible.
To cancel deletion of an asset, simply remove the asset from its project:
Display the project Assets tab.
Check the asset.
Click Remove Assets from Project.
