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# Fast-forward a branch to another one.

> Fast-forward a branch to another one. The fast-forwarded branch is moved to the target head. It can only be done if the target has been forked from the branch and no new commit happened on the branch since. This requires owner permissions on the branch that is fast-forwarded and read permissions on the target.



## OpenAPI

````yaml post /activeviam/pivot/rest/v9/database/branches/{branch}
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Atoti REST services
  version: 6.1.18-SNAPSHOT
servers:
  - description: Generated server url
    url: http://localhost:9090
security: []
tags:
  - description: Implementation of the REST API controller for an ActivePivot database.
    name: Database REST API
  - description: >
      XML for Analysis (XMLA) endpoint for executing MDX queries and OLAP
      discovery operations.


      This endpoint implements the XMLA protocol which is used by:

      - Microsoft Excel and other OLAP clients

      - Custom BI tools that support XMLA connectivity


      The endpoint supports both text XML and binary XML formats for improved
      performance.
    name: XMLA API
  - description: Definition of REST API to query data from ActivePivot (V10).
    name: Query REST API (V10)
  - description: Definition of REST API to query data from ActivePivot (V9).
    name: Query REST API (V9)
  - description: Implementation of the REST Bulk API of the content server (version 8).
    name: Bulk REST API
  - description: Implementation of the REST API of the content server.
    name: Content Server REST API
  - description: Implementation of the REST API controller for an ActivePivot database.
    name: Database REST API v9
  - description: ' Definition of the REST service returning the list of services exposed by an application.'
    name: Version REST API
  - description: Rest Service providing the discovery information.
    name: Discovery REST API
  - description: API to access measures information.
    name: Diagnostics API
  - description: JSON Web Token (JWT) endpoint.
    name: JWT API
  - description: >
      Endpoints to retrieve and manage query history.


      **Note:** This API is experimental and may change in future versions
      without notice.
    name: Query History REST API (Experimental)
  - description: Description of REST API to configure an ActivePivot application.
    name: Configuration REST API
  - description: API to export the result of MDX queries
    name: Data Export
  - description: >
      GetAggregatesQuery (GAQ) REST API for executing OLAP queries.


      This API provides a programmatic way to execute GetAggregatesQuery
      operations

      against Atoti cubes. Results and updates are streamed in Apache Arrow
      format for efficient

      data transfer and processing.
    name: Continuous GAQ Query REST API (Experimental)
  - description: Endpoints for AI-based optimization of Atoti cubes
    name: AI Optimizer
  - description: >
      GetAggregatesQuery (GAQ) REST API for executing OLAP queries.


      This API provides a programmatic way to execute GetAggregatesQuery
      operations

      against Atoti cubes. Results are returned in Apache Arrow format for
      efficient

      data transfer and processing.


      **Note:** This API is experimental and may change in future versions
      without notice.
    name: GAQ Query REST API (Experimental)
  - description: Implementation of the REST Bulk API of the content server.
    name: Bulk REST API
paths:
  /activeviam/pivot/rest/v9/database/branches/{branch}:
    post:
      tags:
        - Database REST API v9
      summary: Fast-forward a branch to another one.
      description: >-
        Fast-forward a branch to another one. The fast-forwarded branch is moved
        to the target head. It can only be done if the target has been forked
        from the branch and no new commit happened on the branch since. This
        requires owner permissions on the branch that is fast-forwarded and read
        permissions on the target.
      operationId: postOnBranch
      parameters:
        - description: Desired branch name.
          in: path
          name: branch
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - description: >-
            The name of the target branch where this branch will be fast
            forwarded.
          in: query
          name: fastForward
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                status: ok
              schema:
                description: ResponseEntity<?>
                type: object
          description: Desired branch deleted successfully.

````