Deleting Count Control Files

If there are cycle count control files on your system that are older than 30 days or full physical inventory count control files that are older than 1 year, we recommend deleting them to recover disk space.

You can delete individual count control files using the Generate Control File screen or a group of files using the Purge Physical Count Files program.

To delete a count control file using the Generate Control File screen:

  1. From the Phys menu, select Generate Control File to display the Generate Control File screen.

  2. In the Count# or 'New' field, enter the count control file ID of the count control file to delete.

  3. Use the Del hot key to display a confirmation prompt.

  4. At the prompt, type Delete to delete the count control file.

The system returns you to a blank Generate Control File screen.

  1. Press Esc to exit the screen.

To delete count control files using the Purge Physical Count Files program:

  1. From the Files > Merge/Purge menu, select Purge Physical Count Files to display the purge prompt

  2. At the purge prompt, enter the last count control file ID in the group of count control files to delete.

The system deletes all count control files prior to the count control file ID you enter.

  1. Press Enter or Esc to purge the files and exit the screen.

See Also:

Generating Count Control Files

Count Control Files Overview