Delete Process Node

A Delete node is a Production process node that deletes files and directories.

Production Delete Node

NOTE: Wildcard characters are supported wherever you list files.

The Delete node has Closedthree panes where you set attributes.

Production Delete Node All Panes

You set attributes for the Delete node in the Closednode attributes pane.

Productio Delete Node Attributes

Attribute Description
Name

Specify a descriptive name for the node. Lower case names maximize usage of the available space.
Failure Type

Specify how to handle a Delete node when a file or directory delete operation fails:

  • If set to Any, which is the default and is recommended, the node fails if any of the delete operations fail.
  • If set to Any and a Failure node is specified, the task flow goes to the Failure node if any of the delete operations fail.
  • If set to All, the task flow stops only if all of the delete operations fail; otherwise, the task flow continues to the next node.
Recursive delete

Set to True to include files in subdirectories that match the files and file types that are specified in the Files list pane. The default is False.
When no files are deleted

Specify how to handle a delete operation failure: Warn, Fail, or Succeed. The default is Succeed.
Email Object for failure

Select a predefined mailing list to send an email to if the node fails. The pull-down list is populated with items that can be found in Project Settings > Mailing Lists > Email Templates. See Mailing Lists Tab for information about setting up Mailing Lists and Email Objects.
Email Object for success

Select a predefined mailing list to send an email to if the node succeeds. The pull-down list is populated with items that can be found in Project Settings > Mailing Lists > Email Templates. See Mailing Lists Tab for information about setting up Mailing Lists and Email Objects.
Email Object for warning

Select a predefined mailing list to send an email to if the node generates a warning. The pull-down list is populated with items that can be found in Project Settings > Mailing Lists > Email Templates. See Mailing Lists Tab for information about setting up Mailing Lists and Email Objects.
Failure node

Select the next node upon failure. The pull-down list contains all nodes that are on the Task Flow.
Success node

Select the next node upon successful completion. The next node automatically populates if a connecting line is set on the Task Flow. The pull-down list contains all nodes that are on the Task Flow.
Working Directory

Specifies the directory in which this node runs. If left blank, the Default Working Directory attribute that is set in the Start Control Node is used. When running a script, Production sets the working directory for the child process to the directory that contains the script, unless the node specifies a different directory.

See Start Control Node.

Default Working Directory

Displays the Default Working Directory that is set the the Start Control Node. If a Default Working Directory is not specified, this attribute is blank. Applies to all nodes.

See Start Control Node.

External File Encoding

Select the format for the node input files. If this attribute is blank, Workbench attempts to detect the type of encoding.

This attribute is also used when saving log files. The encoding might need to be adjusted when using data with high bit Latin-1 characters or Unicode characters.

Each node has an area where you can enter comments.

It is a DI best practice to enter a note for every node in a Production script. These notes can help you or a coworker understand the intent of the node and troubleshoot issues in the future.

ClosedDelete node with comments

Production Delete Node with comments

Specify one or more files or directories to delete in the ClosedFiles pane.

Production Delete Node Files

Files can be specified individually or can be specified using wildcard characters (? and *) to delete multiple files that match the specified string.

CAUTION: If a directory is listed under Files, the directory and all of its contents are deleted, even if the Recursive attribute is set to False.

NOTE: Production Delete nodes fail if they cannot delete the file—the file cannot be deleted while it is in use. Do not use Delete nodes to try to delete cBases before building them. Just build on top of them. Spectre automatically moves the existing cBase out of the way and deletes it when possible.