deleteTree fails when there is a private working copy

[salocin]

Hello, I am using an Alfresco 4.2.e server.
I have tried using OpenCMIS Workbench and the DotCMIS API to perform a deleteTree.
It fails when a private working copy exist.
Is this by design or a known issue (i couldn't find any reference)?

According to the CMIS specification, deleteTree takes this param:
Boolean allVersions: If TRUE (default), then delete all versions of the document.

The way I interpret this is that includes private working copies as well and that is also how it works for other repositories such as IBM CMIS.

[mlagneaux]

Hello,

I think this is by design. This behaviour is not specific to CMIS API. Even with admin user in Share, you can't delete a folder if it contains working copy because original nodes are locked.

[salocin]

Thanks for the reply!