Deleting data
You can delete data through the creation and running of data delete jobs.
Important: Please ensure that you validate the data you are configuring through a data deletion job. This data will be permanently deleted and cannot be recovered.
You have the following available methods for deleting data:
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Through a data object that is used to ingest the data to be deleted, such as the ready-to-use DataDeletionRequest data object.
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Delete all records in a data object.
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Delete records using segments. Records that match the segment criteria will be deleted.
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Delete all records from Activation Snapshots.
Use cases
Here are some use cases that can leverage delete jobs:
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Deleting customer data to comply with mandated data privacy regulations.
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Deleting data that was ingested in error.
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Deleting Activation Snapshots that are no longer valid.
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Deleting data that is included in specific segment criteria.
Delete data through a Data Deletion Request data object
You can delete data by importing it into either the ready-to-use DataDeletionRequest data object or a custom data object you create for the purpose of storing data to be deleted. A data deletion job will read the data to delete in the data object and process the deletion. Learn more about Deleting data with a Data Deletion Request data object.
Delete all records in a data object
You can delete all records from selected data objects. Learn more about Deleting data objects.
Delete data using segments
You can delete records from Oracle Unity using segments. Records that match the criteria of the selected segments will be deleted. Learn more about Deleting records using segments.
Delete all records in an Activation Snapshot
You can delete all records from selected Activation Snapshots. Learn more about Deleting Activation Snapshots.
Delete data with the Oracle Unity API
You have the option of using the Oracle Unity API to delete data. Learn more about Data Deletion Jobs from the Oracle Unity Developer Help Center.
Next steps
Deleting data with a Data Deletion Request data object
Deleting records using segments