DeleteDocumentTypeDef API¶

Deletes a document type definition from the system.

Endpoint¶

/srv.asmx/DeleteDocumentTypeDef

Methods¶

• GET /srv.asmx/DeleteDocumentTypeDef?authenticationTicket=...&documentTypeId=...
• POST /srv.asmx/DeleteDocumentTypeDef (form data)
• SOAP Action: http://tempuri.org/DeleteDocumentTypeDef

Parameters¶

Response¶

Success Response¶

<root success="true" />

Error Response¶

<root success="false" error="[ErrorCode] Error message" />

Required Permissions¶

• User must be authenticated (anonymous users cannot perform this action)
• User must have administrative rights to manage document type definitions

Example¶

Request (POST)¶

POST /srv.asmx/DeleteDocumentTypeDef HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

authenticationTicket=abc123&documentTypeId=5

Request (SOAP)¶

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
  <soap:Body>
    <DeleteDocumentTypeDef xmlns="http://tempuri.org/">
      <authenticationTicket>abc123</authenticationTicket>
      <documentTypeId>5</documentTypeId>
    </DeleteDocumentTypeDef>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Response¶

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<root success="true" />

Notes¶

• This operation permanently deletes the document type definition
• Documents that are currently using this document type will lose their type association
• It's recommended to verify no documents are using this type before deletion
• Related APIs:
• GetDocumentTypes - List all document types
• CreateDocumentTypeDef - Create a new document type
• UpdateDocumentTypeDef - Update an existing document type

Error Codes¶

Common error responses:

• [901]Session expired or Invalid ticket - Invalid authentication ticket
• [2730]Insufficient rights. Anonymous users cannot perform this action - User is not authenticated
• Document type not found - The specified documentTypeId does not exist
• Document type is in use - Cannot delete because documents are using this type