Deleting Selected Objects from POVs

Using the Delete tab of the POV Manager screen, you can delete selected objects from a POV.

To delete an entire POV, including its associated assignments and driver selections, see Deleting POVs and All Artifacts.

Caution!

Oracle recommends that, before deleting a POV, you create a backup directory of your databases in EPM Workspace and Essbase. Contact your administrator for assistance, if required.

  To delete selected objects from POVs:

  1. Ensure that no other users require the POV and its contents.

  2. From Task Areas, select Manage Model, then POV Manager.

    The POV Manager screen is displayed.

  3. Select the Delete tab.

    Use the Delete tab of the POV Manager window to delete selected objects from a POV.

  4. Under POV, select the POV that contains the artifacts that you want to delete.

  5. Under Stages, select one or more source stages that contain the artifacts to be deleted.

    You can use the Ctrl key to select multiple, random stages, or the Shift key to select the first and last stages in a range.

  6. Under Delete Configuration, select the elements of the configuration that are to be deleted:

    • Layer (Cost or Revenue or both)

    • Driver Selections (Rules or Exceptions or both)

    • Assignments (Rule Selections or Regular or both).

  7. Click Delete.

    A confirmation message is displayed.

  8. Click OK to confirm the deletion.

    The selected records are removed. See hpcm.log to view a record of the operation, including the selections and the number of records expunged.