This Specification Flow Task will delete a folder from inside the vault.
The folder must be empty, otherwise the task will fail.
Please see the following articles to ensure the DriveWorks plugin and SOLIDWORKS PDM are set up correctly.
| Property Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Source Folder Path | Path of the folder to delete (must be inside vault). |
| Delete folder content | Delete folder content including all subfolders and files. |
| Constant Name | The name of the Constant into which the result should be driven (Optional). |
When this task is added, the properties are static by default.
See How To: Change A Static Property To A Dynamic Property to enable rules to be built on these properties.
Deleting a folder and reporting the state of the Task in a DriveWorks Constant.
The folder to delete is called FolderToDelete and is located under C:\VaultName\VaultFolder.
The Constant used for reporting is called DeleteFolderFromVaultResult.
| Property | Example rule | Example result | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Source File Name | DWVariableVaultLocation & FolderToDeleteReturn | If the variable VaultLocation equals "C:\VaultName\VaultFolder\" and the FolderToDelete control value equals "FolderToDelete", the path would be evaluated to "C:\VaultName\VaultFolder\FolderToDelete". | DriveWorks will delete the vault folder "C:\VaultName\VaultFolder\FolderToDelete". |
| Constant Name | DWConstantDeleteFolderFromVaultResult | Successfully deleted the folder 'C:\VaultName\VaultFolder\FolderToDelete' | DriveWorks will put the result of the Task in the Constant called DeleteFolderFromVaultResult. |
This task has different types of Outputs. For more information about Outputs see Specification Macros Task Node.
Outputs are only available within Specification Macros.
Files Deleted
A table containing a list of files that were deleted.Files Not Deleted
A table containing a list of files that could NOT be deleted, with reasons.This task supports Status Outputs. They can be used to perform different actions depending on what the status outcome of the task is. For more information see Status Outputs in the Task Node Outputs section of Specification Macros Task Node.
The status output navigation is as follows:
Success
Success with Warnings
Failure (one of the following occurred)