[Erp5-users] [Erp5-dev] remove existing categories

[Matthias Scheele]

Thanks for the detailed info. Will do some further testing especially
regarding the expire functionality.
Have a nice Week-End
Matthias


2011/8/12 <jp at nexedi.com>

> Hi,
>
> > Some categories have already been preconfigured but we have decided that
> we will not use them and we want to replace them by new categories.
>
> Good.
>
> > I have realised that using ERP5 it is not possible to delete existing
> categories. I also tried to 'expire' a category but it still occurs in the
> dropdown boxes.
>
> It is possible to delete categories. But if they are used it will be
> prevented.
>
> Exprire should remove them from drop down menu after some time (caching).
> If this is not the case, it is a bug.
>
> > The only way I found to delete categories is via the ZMI.
>
> Sometimes it is the only way. It is acceptable as a developer.
>
> > I did an import of my data to another instance.
> The import worked quite well but I will now see the newly imported
> categories AND the old values which is not what I want.
>
> This i normal.
>
> > I am fully aware of the problems which might be related to deleted
> customising, but I have made some tests and found that even if a category
> value does not exist anymore ERP5 handles it quite well and does not dump.
>
> The solution is normally to use expire. Then update all existing data so
> that none of it used "legacy" categories. Then expire them. Then after some
> time, deleted expired categories.
>
> Make sure also you do not break categories related to security
> configuration.
>
> Regards,
>
> JPS.
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