Delete

Removes records of a specified record type from the Oracle CRM On Demand database.

Usage

You use the Delete method to remove one or more records of a particular object from an Oracle CRM On Demand instance.

The deleted records appear in the Deleted Items folder and can be restored through the Oracle CRM On Demand UI.

Note: To conform with the business logic of Oracle CRM On Demand, be careful about the order in which objects are deleted. You cannot delete some objects unless some action is performed on its child objects. For example, you cannot delete an account unless you reassociate all its service requests with a different account.

Cascade delete of child records is consistent with the cascade delete functionality in the Oracle CRM On Demand UI. It is recommended that deletion of parent objects through Web services requests also specify which child records are to be deleted to ensure the appropriate deletion of child records. For more information about deleting records, see Oracle CRM On Demand Online Help.

Note: If you update an object, and the child is not in the input, that child is deleted from Oracle CRM On Demand. For more information, see Update.

Arguments

The following table describes the arguments taken by the Delete method.

Table Arguments Taken by the Delete Method

Name	Description	Required	Default	I/O
ListOf(Object). For example, ListOfAccount	The list of object instances to be deleted.	Yes	Not applicable	Input/Output
Echo	Controls whether data sent to Oracle CRM On Demand through integration Web services are recorded as transactions.	No	On	Input

Return Value of the Call

The status key for each of the deleted objects.

Related Topic

Update.