Similar Alfresco issue [1] has a status of "Won't Fix". The last two comments on [1] explain why.
[1] https://issues.alfresco.com/jira/browse/ALF-15801 On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 12:50 AM, Florian Müller <f...@apache.org> wrote: > Hi Joshy, > > DELETESINGLEFILED should not delete a document if it exists in another > folder. > Sounds like a server issue. You may want to contact Alfresco. > > > - Florian > > > Hi All, >> >> I have query regarding the expected behaviour of >> UnfileObject.*DELETESINGLEFILED >> flag.* >> >> I am using Alfresco Community Edition 5 and Open CMIS 0.12. I am invoking >> the following API where 'folder' contains a multi-filed(ie, existing in >> two folders) document. >> >> folder.deleteTree(*true*, UnfileObject.*DELETESINGLEFILED*, *true*) >> I am finding that the folder is deleted completely and the multi-filed >> document is disappearing from both folders. Is this expected? If so, is >> there a way I can mention via Open CMIS API either (a) Throw an exception >> if the folder tree contains a multi-filed document OR (b) Do not delete a >> multi-filed document other than from the current folder? >> >> Thanks for your help. >> >