Branch Review Email Notifications - pyPurgeAssemblyDatabaseCache

General
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I understand that these branch notifications are expected when a developer manually creates a branch review and assigns reviewers. For reference, I’ve attached an example of the expected email generated from a manually created branch review.

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However, the emails we’re investigating are different. They contain details such as:

  • Review author: Job(pyPurgeAssemblyDatabaseCache)
  • Review description: Automatic unreferenced branch archived '<BranchName>'

The branch referenced in the email no longer exists in the system, so I’m unable to inspect its configuration or reviewer assignments. Based on the branch name, I could only correlate it to a RuleSet that appears to be several years old (approximately 2–3 years).

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How are the reviewers determined for these system-generated reviews, especially when the branch no longer exists?

Is there a way to prevent system-generated branch archival notifications from being sent to unintended recipients?

Some of emails are being send to business users, And this was started very nearly.

P.S : 25.1.3 Version

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We reviewed the branch review emails and confirmed that they are generated by the new patch (25.1.3) feature, which automatically archives old, unreferenced branches.

As part of this process, Pega creates a Branch Review record and sends notifications to the reviewers associated with the original branch.

To Disable automatic branch archival

  • You can adjust or disable this automatic cleanup by configuring the Dynamic System Setting (DSS) fua/purgeAgeInDaysToDeleteUnReferencedBranches
  • Navigate to: Admin Studio → System → Settings → Dynamic System Settings
  • Set the value to a very high number (such as 36500 for approximately 100 years) to effectively disable automatic archival
  • Trade-off: Unreferenced branches will remain in the system and may contribute to cache table growth over time