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si demote
demotes the state of a member
Synopsis
si demote [(-r rev|--revision=rev)] [(-s state|--state=state)] [(-R|--[no|confirm]recurse)] [--devpath=path] [--filter=filteroptions] [(-P project|--project=project)] [--projectRevision=rev] [(-S sandbox|--sandbox=sandbox)] [--[no]failOnAmbiguousProject] [--hostname=server] [--port=number] [--password=password] [--user=name] [--cwd=directory] [(-F file|--selectionFile=file)] [--forceConfirm=[yes|no]] [(-g|--gui)] [(-N|--no)] [--[no]batch] [--quiet] [--settingsUI=[gui|default]] [--status=[none|gui|default]] [(-?|--usage)] [(-Y|--yes)] member...
Description
si demote demotes a project member to a lower state of development. For example,
si demote --state=Development c:/Documentation/Man_Pages/xml_man/si_add.1.xml
A state is a textual description defined by the administrator to classify the condition of a revision in a history. If no state is assigned to a revision at check-in, a default value of Exp (for Experimental) is used. See the Windchill RV&S Help Center for details on setting up states.
Project members can also be demoted to a predefined lower state of development using this command.
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Demoting members is for historical purposes only. To more effectively control project workflow, PTC recommends using the Windchill RV&S integration.
Options
This command takes the universal options available to all si commands, as well as some general options. See the options reference page for descriptions.
-s state
--state=state
specifies the target state to be set for the demoted member. If a state is not specified, the member is demoted to the next state.
member...
identifies a specific member; use spaces to specify more than one member.
Diagnostics
See the diagnostics reference page for possible exit status values.
Preferences
Using si setprefs or si viewprefs, you are able to set or view the preference keys for this command.
See Also
Commands:si demoteproject, si promote, si promoteproject
Miscellaneous: ACL, diagnostics, options, preferences