Deleting Library Variable Set Does Nothing

[OctopusSchaff]

I have a Library Variable Set that I have realized I have not been using. So I decided to delete it.

First I went to the project was using it and removed it there. I got some semi-scary warning about Tenant snapshots losing data, but since I have not been using it, I proceeded. That seemed to go OK.

Then I went to the Variable Set in the Library and selected delete from the menu:

That caused this dialog to appear:

I selected “Delete” and … nothing happened.

I have tried it a few times… I have waited a few minutes… It is still there. It does not give any errors of any kind.

What can I do to delete this Variable Set?

NOTE: I am able to remove all the variables out of the Variable Set. I did this, but it still will not delete. Do I need to go delete the Releases and Runbook Snapshots it is used it? (If so that will be tedious.)

[OctopusSchaff]

So I went and deleted all the releases and runbook snapshots for the project that had included the Library Variable Set. (That is tedious by the way. 4 clicks per release / snapshot). After I deleted the releases and snapshot, the deleting of the Library Variable Set worked fine.

I would like to suggest that this is a bug. At the very list some kind of notification should let me know that I am not allowed to run that delete (and say why).

[garrett.dass]

Hi @OctopusSchaff,

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Typically, there is an Error output for this exact Variable Set deletion scenario. It would look something like this:

Could I please know which version of Octopus Server you’re currently running? This could be a bug as you suggest.

For future reference - instead of Deleting each release you can Update Variables by navigating to Project > Releases > Select the Release > Variable Snapshot > Update Variables:

This will remove Variable Sets that are defined in older releases.

I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any additional questions.

Regards,
Garrett