Using the Remove Patch History Dialog

Use the Patch menu Remove Patch History command from the JADE Installation Preferences dialog to remove a history of patch version changes that is older than a specified number of days, that was created on or before a specified date, or to meet specific schema and patch version number criteria. See also "Removing a Patch History of Changes", earlier in this chapter.

To specify the patch history changes that you want to remove

  1. If you want to remove patch history information that is older than a specific number of days, enter the required number of days in the text box portion of the default Remove Patch History that is older than nnn days option (where, nnn represents the number of days).

  2. If you want to remove all patch history information created on or before a specific date:

    1. Select the Remove Patch History that was created on or before dd/mm/yyyy option button.

    2. In the text box portion of this option, specify the date prior to which all patch history information is removed, in the dd-MM-yyyy format (for example, 28/01/2003).

  3. If you want to remove patch history information for a specific schema or schemas and for a specific patch number or patch numbers:

    1. Select the Remove Patch History for the following schema/patch versions option button. The schemas and patch version numbers in the list boxes are then enabled.

    2. In the list of schemas at the left of the dialog, select the user schema or schemas whose patch history you want to remove. As the schemas list box enables multiple-selection, you can use the Shift or Ctrl key to select a group or range of schemas.

    3. In the list of patch version numbers at the right of the dialog, select the patch version number or numbers whose patch history you want to remove. As the patch version number list box enables multiple-selection, you can use the Shift or Ctrl key to select a group or range of patch version numbers, respectively.

  4. Click the OK button to initiate the removal of the patch history that matches your selection. Alternatively, click the Cancel button to abandon the removal of patch history.

All patch history information that matches your selection is then removed from the JADE database.

To reclaim any database space freed by the removal of patch history information, you must first compact your JADE database. (For details, see "Compacting Files" and "Using the Compact Files Command", in the JADE Database Administration Guide.)