Deleting OLAP Metadata Catalogs

You can delete an existing OLAP Metadata Catalog at any time.

Caution!

Remember that if you delete an OLAP Metadata Catalog, you also delete the OLAP models and metaoutlines that it contains.

  To delete an OLAP Metadata Catalog:

  1. From either the OLAP Model or OLAP Metaoutline main window, select Tools, then Create Catalog to display the OLAP Metadata Catalog Setup dialog box, as shown in Figure 2, OLAP Metadata Catalog Setup Dialog Box.

  2. From the Server Name drop-down list, select the appropriate Essbase Integration Server computer.

  3. From the Catalog ODBC DSN drop-down list, select the Data Source Name for the OLAP Metadata Catalog that you want to delete.

  4. In the User Name drop-down list, select or type your user name.

  5. In the Password text box, type your password.

  6. Click Yes to the confirmation prompt to delete the catalog.

    If the OLAP Metadata Catalog that you are attempting to delete is currently in use, you are prompted to disconnect from the current catalog (Connections, then OLAP Metadata Catalog, then Disconnect). You must disconnect before you can delete the catalog.

    Note:

    Disconnecting from an OLAP Metadata Catalog causes the open OLAP model or metaoutline to close.