Delete Version (Data Management)

Summary

Deletes the specified version from the input workspace.

Usage

• Only the version's owner can rename, delete, or alter the version.

• A parent version cannot be deleted until all dependent child versions are deleted.

• Versions are not affected by changes occurring in other versions of the database.

Syntax

DeleteVersion_management (in_workspace, version_name)

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
in_workspace	The ArcSDE geodatabase containing the version to be deleted. The default is to use the workspace defined in the Current Workspace environment.	Workspace
version_name	The name of the version to be deleted.	String

Code Sample

DeleteVersion example (stand-alone script)

The following stand-alone script demonstrates how use the DeleteVersion tool to delete a version.

# Name: DeleteVersion_Example.py
# Description: Deletes a version
# Author: ESRI

# Import system modules
import arcpy

# Set local variables
inWorkspace = "Database Connections/[e-mail]"
newName = "myVersion2"

# Execute DeleteVersion
arcpy.DeleteVersion_management(inWorkspace, newName)

Environments

Current Workspace, Output CONFIG Keyword, Scratch Workspace

Licensing Information

ArcView: No

ArcEditor: Yes

ArcInfo: Yes