Deleting Data

Click the Delete link on the actions/navigation bar to remove the currently selected object from the database. Before the object is deleted, a confirmation dialog is displayed.

This link is unavailable if deletion is not an option for the current object. Not all transactions have the capability to delete an object; the delete capability is related to the business impact of the action. In some transactions, the Delete link is present for some scenarios and unavailable for others. For example, you may not be able to delete a record at a certain status level.

Note: If you make a change to an object and do not save the changes to the database, you cannot delete the object until you either save the changes or refresh the object with the contents on the database.

Before you delete an object, the system verifies that the object is not referenced anywhere in the system. If it is, you cannot delete it. If, for example, you attempt to delete a user, the system ensures this user has not been referenced in a user group or on an audit trail, etc.

CAUTION:

A timeout situation could occur as the system attempts to verify the use of the deleted object if the object is referenced in many places and involves large volumes of production data. If this timeout situation occurs, you must with your database administration group to delete the offending object.