Delete KC Smart Service

Overview

The Delete KC node allows you to select a Knowledge Center and then completely remove it from the system, along with any child folders. You must be a System Administrator, a member of the Document Administrators group, or Knowledge Center Administrator to complete this task.

Properties

• Category: Document Management

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• Assignment Options: Attended/Unattended

Configuration options

This section contains tab configuration details specific to this smart service. For more information about common configurations see the Process Node Properties page.

Data tab

This tab displays all the Node Inputs and Node Outputs for the Service Node. You can add additional inputs and outputs, if needed. The default inputs are:

Input	Type	Required	Multiple
Knowledge Center	Knowledge Center	Yes	No
Delete Children	Number	Yes	No

If the node is run without being assigned to a user (or a group) you must specify values for each of the Node Inputs listed in the table above. You can either manually enter data into the text-field, or a value can be generated using the using the Expression Editor. When using the Expression Editor, you can reference and modify Process Variables, rules, constants, and other data. The expressions then specify your Node Input values.

If the node is assigned, the Node Input values are typed by your assigned user(s) into a form.

a!deleteKnowledgeCenter()

The Delete Knowledge Center smart service is available as an expression function that can be executed inside a saveInto on a component or as part of a Web API.

Syntax

a!deleteKnowledgeCenter( knowledgeCenter, deleteSubfolders, onSuccess, onError )

Parameters

Keyword	Type	Description
knowledgeCenter	Knowledge Center	The knowledge center to delete.
deleteSubfolders	Boolean	If set to true, deletes all child folders of this Knowledge Center. Default is false.
onSuccess	Any Type	A list of saves or an HTTP response to execute after the smart service executes successfully. Created with a!save() or a!httpResponse().
onError	Any Type	A list of saves or an HTTP response to execute when the smart service does not execute successfully. Created with a!save() or a!httpResponse().

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this smart service function's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Partially compatible	Can be used with Appian Portals if it is connected using an integration and web API.
Offline Mobile	Incompatible
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible
Real-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible
Process Reports	Incompatible	You cannot use this function to configure a process report.
Process Events	Incompatible	You cannot use this function to configure a process event node, such as a start event or timer event.

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