Format

      DELETE  FILE_ELEMENT  type-name

                              [qualifier] ...  element-name  ,...  .

1  –  Parameters

1.1  –  type-name

    Specifies the type (MCS_BINARY or MCS_BINARY subtype) of the
    file element you are deleting. See the Oracle CDD/Repository
    Information Model Volume I for information on these types.

1.2  –  element-name

    Specifies the file element you are deleting. You can substitute
    an asterisk (*)  wildcard character for this parameter.

2  –  Qualifiers

2.1    /DESCENDANTS

    Format options:

       /DESCENDANTS
       /NODESCENDANTS (default)

    Specifies whether CDO deletes children. When you specify
    the /DESCENDANTS qualifier, CDO deletes all children that are
    not also children of additional elements outside the area defined
    by your top collection.

2.2    /LOG

    Format options:

       /LOG
       /NOLOG (default)

    Specifies whether CDO displays text confirming that the file
    element is deleted.

3  –  Description

    The DELETE FILE_ELEMENT command deletes a file element and,
    optionally, all children of the file element to the bottom of
    the collection hierarchy.

    Because a file element is a controlled element, CDO freezes
    all previous versions and allows you to delete only the highest
    visible version.

    CDO cannot delete the following versions in a branch line:

    o  A version that is owned by a version in a different branch

    o  A version that owns an intermediate version in a different
       branch

    See the Oracle CDD/Repository Architecture Manual for information
    on branch lines of descent.

4  –  Examples

    1.CDO>  DELETE FILE_ELEMENT MCS_BINARY PARSER_TABLES.

      In this example, the DELETE FILE_ELEMENT command deletes a file
      element definition that is based on the MCS_BINARY type.

    2.CDO>  DELETE FILE_ELEMENT MCS_BINARY PARSER_TABLES(3).
      CDO>  DELETE FILE_ELEMENT MCS_BINARY PARSER_TABLES(2:UPDATE_BRANCH:2).
      CDO>  DELETE FILE_ELEMENT MCS_BINARY PARSER_TABLES(3:UPDATE_BRANCH:1).
      CDO>  DELETE FILE_ELEMENT MCS_BINARY PARSER_TABLES(2).
      CDO>  DELETE FILE_ELEMENT MCS_BINARY PARSER_TABLES(1).

      In this example, successive DELETE FILE_ELEMENT commands delete
      the main line and the branch line versions of a file element in
      sequence of ownership. The branch line originates from version
      2 and merges back in version 3.