Delete projects from the Tosca Administration Console

The Tosca Administration Console and its connected features provide an environment where your QA teams can focus on what they do best: making sure that your application is the best it can be before its release. Once that's done, you may want to delete your project to protect your repository from accidental changes. It also declutters your project list in the console.

This topic is all about deleting projects from the console. It explains what happens when you delete a project, what you need to have in place before you delete a project, and how to delete a project.

Understand project deletion

First things first: deleting a project doesn't do anything to the connected repository. The database stays intact, with all current data in it.

However, deleting a project restricts access to the repository via Tosca. When you delete a project, you also delete all associated user assignments, including administrator users. This means:

You can't open existing Tricentis Server Repository workspaces for the deleted project or create new ones.
You can only access the repository through local workspaces, using local user accounts. For instance, the default Tosca Commander admin account.

If you want to reuse your test artifacts in a new project, you can, but only if you keep your Tosca Server installation where it is. As long as Tosca Server stays on the same machine, you can delete your project, add a new one, and connect it to the old project's repository.

Before you start

Check if you're an administrator. Only administrators can delete projects.

Also, make sure that all users have checked in their local changes, especially if you plan to archive or reuse the repository.

Delete a project

If your QA teams are finished with a project, delete the project from the Tosca Administration Console. To do so, follow these steps:

Open the console and select the icon in the row of the project you want to delete.

In the subsequent dialog, select Yes to confirm.

What's next

Your project is done, and you're setting off on your next big testing adventure. Add your new project to the Tosca Administration Console.