Deleting an asset permanently removes the asset from the catalog. An asset can only be deleted if it is not the target of an association from another registry object.
When you delete an asset, CentraSite removes the catalog entry for the asset (that is, it removes the instance of the asset from CentraSite's object database). Also note that:
The asset's performance metrics and event information are also deleted.
Note:
When you delete services, this information is deleted by the
built-in action "Delete RuntimeEvents and RuntimeMetrics of Service", which is
installed with CentraSite (see the section Built-In Actions for
Design/Change-Time Policies in the document Built-In
Design/Change-Time Actions Reference for more information).
When you delete a composite asset, all of its nonshared components are also deleted (see the section Working with Composite Types in the document Object Type Management for a description of the nonshared components that are associated with the predefined composite types).
When you delete an XML Schema that refers to other XML Schemas, the referenced XML Schemas are also deleted automatically, provided that you have permission to delete them. If you do not have permission to delete a referenced XML Schema, the referenced XML Schema will not be deleted and a warning message will be issued.
Deleting an asset will not remove:
Other assets to which the asset refers (unless the reference is to an asset that is a nonshared component of the asset you are deleting). For example, if the asset that you are deleting is a Service asset with a "Consumes" or "Consumed By" relationship with other services in the registry, the related services will not be deleted.
Supporting documents that are attached to the asset.
Earlier versions of an asset. Only the latest version of an asset can be deleted; to remove earlier versions, they must be purged, see Purging Older Versions.
Before you delete an asset, we strongly recommend that you examine the asset's Impact Analysis profile to determine whether other assets will be affected by the asset's deletion.
Use the following procedure to delete an asset(s):
To delete an asset
In CentraSite Control, display the detail page of the asset that you want to delete. If you need procedures for this step, see Viewing Details for an Asset.
In the menu, click .
You can delete multiple assets in a single step. The rules described above for deleting a single asset apply also when deleting multiple assets.
Important:
If you have selected several assets where one or more of them are
predefined assets (such as UDDI ... Services, for example), you can use the
button to delete the assets. However, as you are
not allowed to delete predefined assets, only assets you have permission for
will be deleted. The same applies to any other assets for which you do not have
the required permission.
To delete multiple assets in a single operation
In CentraSite Control, use either the Browse or the Search feature in the asset catalog to select a list of the assets you want to delete. If you need information on how to browse or search the asset catalog, refer to the section Browsing the Asset Catalog or Searching the Asset Catalog.
Mark the checkbox of each asset you want to delete.
In the menu, click .
