Summary
How to delete a folder in X3?
How can I remove a test folder?
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This document has been superceeded for later versions of Sage X3. See the online help " How to delete a Sage X3 folder with SQL Server "
Description
Cause
Resolution
Remove the end point:
- Make sure all users are out of the folder you want to delete.
- Log into your Sage X3 reference folder as Admin.
- Navigate to Administration, Administration, Groups.
- Click the edit button for a group that is tied to the folder that you want to delete.
- Under Endpoints click the trashcan icon for the folder that you want to delete.
- Click Save.
- Repeat steps 3-5 for each group tied to the folder you want to delete.
- Navigate to Administration, Administration, Endpoints.
- Click the action button for the folder you wish to delete.
- Click Delete.
- Click yes to the message "The record [folder name] will be deleted. Confirm?
Remove the folder from the console:
- Open the console and navigate to the Web Servers tab.
- Select the solution from the left list and click the Publications button at the top of the screen.
- Deselect the publication of the folder you wish to delete.
- Click Apply.
- Click the Print Server tab.
- Select your print server.
- select your solution from the left list and click the Publications button at the top of the screen.
- Select your solution from the main screen.
- Deselect the publication for the folder you want to delete.
- Click Apply.
Remove the folder from Windows explorer:
- Navigate to the folders\X3_pub directory. (typically the path will look like this Drive:\Sage\SAGEX3V7\[solution name]\folders\X3_Pub)
- Right click the folder you wish to delete and select Delete.
- Navigate to the \Folders directory.
- Right click the folder you wish to delete and select Delete.
Remove the folder from SQL:
Note: This will require the assistance of your database administrator and should not be performed without one present.
- Drop the logins referring to the folder you have deleted.
- Delete the tables referring to the folder you have deleted
Note: You can filter by Schema name.
Warning: Do not delete the system Tables folder from the SQL tables. - Drop the users referring to the folder you have deleted.
- Drop the Schema referring to the folder you have deleted.
- If you wish to delete the database right click the database and click delete.
Confirm folder has been removed:
- Login to your X3 reference folder as admin.
- Navigate to Setup, General Parameters, Folders.
- If you see the folder you want to delete in the left list select it and click Delete.