Pattern instance projects typically
contain references to regular projects. Therefore, when you select
a pattern instance project for deletion you must decide whether to
delete all of the referenced projects from the file system.
About this task
Pattern authors can configure
projects in a pattern authoring project so that they are not overwritten
when a pattern instance is regenerated. Projects that have been configured
in this way are not deleted when a pattern instance is deleted. For
more information, see Configuring a project used in a user-defined pattern.
Use
the following steps to delete a pattern instance project that has
project references:
Procedure
- In the Application Development view, open the Pattern Instances
section.
- Right-click the pattern instance project, or projects,
that you want to delete, click Delete.
The Confirm Project Delete window
opens, displaying any projects that are referenced by the pattern
instance project. The Also delete the projects referenced
by this pattern instance project check box is selected
and the Also delete contents in the file system check
box is cleared by default.
- Choose one of the following options:
- To delete the pattern instance project, or projects, and the
project references, but leave the contents in the file system, keep
the default settings, click Yes. The pattern
instance project, or projects, and the project references still exist
in the file system.
- To delete the pattern instance project, or projects, and the
project references from the workspace and the file system, ensure
that Also delete the projects referenced by this pattern
instance project and Also delete contents in
the file system are both selected, click Yes.
The working set is deleted.
- To delete your pattern instance project, or projects, from
the workspace but not from the file system and to keep the project
references in the workspace and file system, ensure that Also
delete the projects referenced by this pattern instance project and Also
delete contents in the file system are both cleared. The
working set is deleted.
- If you decide not to delete the pattern instance project,
or projects, click No.