To delete a metadata element, right-click the element name in the Metadata Navigator and select Delete.
You cannot delete metadata elements if other metadata elements are dependent on them. You must first delete the dependent metadata elements. For example, you cannot delete a hierarchy that is used in a cube schema and as a drill-through intersection until you delete the affected drill-through reports, Essbase models, cube schemas, etc.
If an error message box is displayed when trying to delete a metadata element, click the Details button to determine the item that is dependent on the metadata element that you are trying to delete. This is an iterative process; the error message box displays each time you attempt to delete the metadata element until all dependent metadata elements are first deleted.
Note: | The Lineage Viewer can help you to quickly see dependent metadata elements. Right-click the metadata element in the Metadata Navigator and select View Lineage. |