Article - CS18659
Error "Branch point iteration is attempted for deletion without deleting all iterations on successive branches" when trying to delete an object in Windchill PDMLink
Modified: 30-Jul-2025
Applies To
- Windchill PDMLink 9.0 to 11.2
- Windchill PDMLink 9.0 to 13.0
Description
- Unable to delete objects with following errors
- Errors observed for 10.1 or older releases: "Branch point iteration is attempted for deletion without deleting all iterations on successive branches"
- Errors observed in 10.2 and newer releases: "You are attempting to delete an iteration of this object without deleting iterations on later revisions"
- Unable to purge iterations of objects with Branch Point iteration error
- Unable to delete old revision
- Using API VersionControlHelper.service.deleteIterations(theIteration, theIteration) to delete the history version of part, throws wt.vc.VCBranchPointException
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