Purge - how to remove useless versions

[Bronislav.Simunek]

Hello

I write a tool to migrate files from another DMS into a Vault. I need to get rid of the file versions that are useless. Typically these versions were created when a file was initially uploaded into a Vault and after this its life cycle status was changed to the requested.

I tried calling DeleteFileVersionsUnconditional. It did not throw any exception and file versions remained in history.
I tried using "Purge" command within the History tab in the Vault Explorer and obtained the message that I do not understand:
"Version is unpurgeable due to revision purge rules or settings."

Thanks in advance for any help

Bron

[Redmond.D]

You are better off configuring the purge settings from ADMS console then letting the background processes take care of the purge.

There are too many limitations if you try to delete file version one at a time, either through the API or the UI.