Delete Data Elements

DELETE /ws/rest/service/v1/ds/data-elements

Version: 20.10

Purpose

Deletes custom data elements

All parameters should be URL encoded.

Both input and output in JSON format in the body.

A JSON object is returned in the following format:

{

"data": [],

"message": [],

"status": <REST status code value>

}

A successful response displays a status code 200.

A failed response displays a message with a status code.

This is an example of a request to delete four data elements listed below.

{

"data":{

"data_elements": ["simpleDE1", "simpleDE2", "simpleDE3", "uuu_P6CSIndex"]

}

This is an example of a partially successful response with status code 3000. An error or success message is displayed for each data element.

{

"data": [],

"message": [

{"data_element": "SimpleDE1","status": "200","message":"success"} ,

{"data_element": "SimpleDE2","status": "1521","message":"Data Element is used in Unifier, it cannot be deleted."} ,

{"data_element": "SimpleDE3","status": "1522","message":"This data element is being used in uDesigner and cannot be deleted."} ,

{"data_element": "uuu_P6CSIndex","status": "1523","message":"Pre-Defined Data Elements cannot be deleted."}

],

"status": 3000

}

The following status codes and messages can display in the response to a request.

Status Code	Validation Message
200	Success
3000	Partial delete.