You cannot always immediately delete items. Sometimes you
need to perform steps to prepare an item for deletion.
To delete an item:
- Select an item in an index.
- Click Delete.
You can view a list of deleted items in either the My
Items>Deleted or All Items>deleted views.
Referential integrity
When deleting items
that are referenced by other items, you need to resolve any references
that is broken by deleting the item. A dialog opens listing the items
that cannot be deleted:
- Select an item from the list and click Edit References.
- Select an item and click Replace Reference to
replace the item you are currently deleting with a different item.
For example, if you are deleting a text component that is referenced
within a presentation template, you can replace the reference to the
text component you are deleting with a different component.
- Select an item and click Clear Reference to
remove the reference to the item you are deleting. For example, if
you are deleting a presentation template that is mapped to an authoring
template, you can choose to clear the reference to the authoring template.
Note: - The referential integrity options available when deleting items
depend on the level of referential integrity applied to different
items.
- There are occasions where only one option is available.
- Other items may not be able to be deleted at all.
- References to authoring templates can only be changed by using
the Apply Template feature on the item itself.
Restoring items
You can restore a deleted
item by restoring a version of an item. See Managing Versions
of items for further information.
Purging items
Users who have been granted
manager access or higher to a library can purge deleted items by selecting
deleted items in the "All Items" view and then clicking Purge.
This removes all occurrences of the selected item, including all versions.
You cannot restore purged items.