DELETEFROMSOURCE Command Documentation

DESCRIPTION:

The deletefromsource command deletes files listed in a CSV file. It can also optionally destroy the files and export the operation results to a CSV file for auditing and reporting purposes.

SYNTAX:

    deletefromsource -filePath -destroy -csv -batch

PARAMETERS:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
filePath	string	Yes	Path to the source CSV file containing File IDs and Folder IDs.
destroy	flag	No	If specified, files will be permanently destroyed after deletion.
csv	string	No	Path to export the results CSV file.
batch	int	No	Destory batch size for large folders.

SOURCE CSV FORMAT:

The source CSV file must contain a header row with the following columns:

FileID,FolderID
12345,678
12346,678

Column	Description
FileID	The document ID of the file
FolderID	The folder ID containing the file

RESULTS CSV FORMAT:

If -csv is specified, PDMShell will generate a results file containing:

FileID,FolderID,Deleted,Destroyed,DeleteError,DestroyError
12345,678,True,True,,
12346,678,False,False,File is checked out,

RESULTS CSV COLUMNS:

Column	Description
FileID	File ID
FolderID	Folder ID
Deleted	Whether delete succeeded
Destroyed	Whether destroy succeeded
DeleteError	Delete error message if failed
DestroyError	Destroy error message if failed

REMARKS:

• The source file must be a CSV file with a header row.

EXAMPLES:

## Delete files from CSV:
deletefromsource -filePath "files to delete.csv"

##Delete and destroy files:
deletefromsource -filePath "files to delete.csv" -destroy

## Delete, destroy, and export results:
deletefromsource -filePath "files to delete.csv" -destroy -csv "results.csv"

## Delete, destroy (50 files at a time in each folder), and export results:
deletefromsource -filePath "files to delete.csv" -destroy -csv "results.csv" -batch 50