What happens when an instance is deleted?

Description	Example	When you delete the Gender item
No child study objects. Not used by other study objects in the study.	Item name—PregnancyTest No codelist. Not used on any form.	The instance of the PregnancyTest item is removed from the study.
No child study objects. Used by one or more study objects in the study.	Item name—PregnancyTest No codelist. Used on the Visit1 and Visit2 forms.	A dialog box informs you that the delete will remove all links to the instance. You can continue or cancel. If you continue: The instance of the PregnancyTest item is removed from the study. The links to the PregnancyTest item are removed from the Visit1 and Visit2 forms.
One or more child study objects that are not used by any other study object. All child study objects are unprotected. Not used by other study objects in the study.	Item name—PregnancyTest Has a codelist. Not used on any form.	The instance of the PregnancyTest item is removed from the study. You are asked if you want to include the child study objects in the delete. If you select Yes, the codelist is deleted. If you select No, the codelist is not deleted.
One or more child study objects that are protected.	Item name—PregnancyTest Has a codelist. The codelist is protected.	You are warned all protected child objects will remain as orphans in the study if you proceed. You're also given instructions on how to unprotect child objects, if needed. If you select Yes, the instance of the PregnancyTest item is removed from the study and the codelist remain as orphan in the study. If you select Yes, Always Delete, the instance of the PregnancyTest item is removed from the study, the codelist remain as orphan in the study, and you opt out of getting this warning again in future deletion operations. Note: You can revert this change in the Options menu. If you select Cancel, the deletion operation is cancelled.
One or more child study objects that are used by one or more other study objects. All child study objects are unprotected. Not used by other study objects in the study.	Item name—PregnancyTest Has a codelist. Not used on any form.	The instance of the PregnancyTest item is removed from the study. The codelist on the item is not affected because it is being used by one or more other study objects in the study.
One or more child study objects that are not used by any other study object. All child study objects are unprotected. Used by one or more study objects in the study.	Item name—PregnancyTest Has a codelist. Used on the Visit1 and Visit2 forms.	A dialog box informs you that the delete will remove all links to the instance. You can continue or cancel. If you continue: You are asked if you want to include the child study objects in the delete. If you select Yes, the codelist is removed from the study. If you select No, the codelist is not affected. In addition: The instance of the PregnancyTest item is removed from the study. The links to the PregnancyTest item are removed from the Visit1 and Visit2 forms