Inactivating Nodes

You can inactivate leaf nodes or limb nodes that have no active children.

The Inactivate and InactiveChanges system preferences control which users can inactivate a node and make changes to inactive nodes.

  To inactivate a node:

  1. From Browse, select a version.

  2. Select a hierarchy.

  3. From Hierarchies, select Open.

    The top node of the hierarchy is displayed in a node tree.

  4. Select a node.

  5. From Nodes, select Inactivate.

    Note:

    If the UseMerge system preference is enabled, you can select Inactivate & Merge, then select a node to use in place of the inactivated node.

  6. Optional: Enter a Domain Inactive Date for the node and click OK.

    When the version tree refreshes, the node is grayed out and displays an inactive status icon inactive icon.