Question about branching

[Lane]

Suppose I have a folder in a Vault repository called ABC, and I create a branch on that folder called XYZ. After the branch I do ongoing work in both ABC and XYZ. Eventually, I merge ABC into XYZ and I delete ABC. Does XYZ still maintain in its history what was originally in ABC's history?

In the same scenario, suppose I don't end up doing ongoing work in ABC, so I just delete that folder without doing a merge. In that case, do I still have full history in XYZ?

In a nutshell, if I delete ABC do I lose any history?

[Beth]

A delete does not permanently remove anything from the database, only an obliterate does. You can't obliterate an item that still has outstanding branches in the repository that were made from it.

[Lane]

Sorry, I was not clear in my question.

Going back to my original example, if I view history on XYZ, will I see history from prior to the branch? And will that history still be visible if I delete ABC?

[Beth]

Yes, history is still viewable.