The PURGE_CONTENT administration method marks a content file as offline and deletes the file from its storage area. The method does not back up the file before deleting it; ensure that you have archived the file before running PURGE_CONTENT on it.
The PURGE_CONTENT method returns TRUE if the operation succeeds or FALSE if it fails.
You must have system administrator or superuser privileges to use the PURGE_CONTENT method.
To run the PURGE_CONTENT administration method:
Navigate to Administration > Job Management > Administration Methods.
The system displays the Administration Methods list page.
Click PURGE_CONTENT.
Type a comma-delimited list of the content object IDs of the content files you want to purge.
If you do not know the content object IDs, click Select Object(s).
The system displays the Select Object(s) page.
Select an object type from the Select From drop-down list.
To further restrict the search, provide a Where clause.
To display all versions, select Use all versions and click Go.
Select the checkboxes next to the objects whose content object IDs you want and click Add.
To remove an object from the list, select the checkbox next to its name and click Remove.
Click OK to return to the Parameters page.
The content object IDs are displayed in the Content ID field.
Click Run.
The results are displayed.
Click Close.
The Administration Methods list page is displayed.