Format

      DELETE  GENERIC  type-name

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

1  –  Parameters

1.1  –  type-name

    Specifies the type of the generic element you are deleting. This
    type cannot be MCS_BINARY, an MCS_BINARY subtype, MCS_COLLECTION,
    MCS_CONTEXT, or MCS_PARTITION.

1.2  –  element-name

    Specifies the generic element you are deleting.

2  –  Qualifiers

2.1    /DESCENDANTS

    Format options:

       /DESCENDANTS
       /NODESCENDANTS (default)

    Specifies whether CDO deletes children. When you specify the
    /DESCENDANTS qualifier, and your generic element is controlled,
    CDO deletes all children that are not also children of additional
    elements outside the area defined by your top collection. If the
    generic element is uncontrolled, CDO deletes all children that
    are not also children of other elements.

2.2    /LOG

    Format options:

       /LOG
       /NOLOG (default)

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

3  –  Description

    The DELETE GENERIC command deletes a generic element. This
    element can be based on a type supplied by Oracle CDD/Repository
    or a user-supplied type.

    If a generic element is a controlled versioned element, CDO
    freezes previous versions and allows you to modify only the
    highest visible version. If a generic element is an uncontrolled
    versioned element, CDO deletes the highest version unless you
    specify another version number.

    If you use SQL (structured query language) to delete an Oracle
    Rdb database file, the corresponding CDD$DATABASE element may
    remain in Oracle CDD/Repository. You can use the DELETE GENERIC
    command to delete this element.

4  –  Examples

    1.CDO>  DELETE GENERIC CDD$DATABASE DEPT1.

      In this example, the DELETE GENERIC command deletes the DEPT1
      generic element from the repository.

    2.CDO>  DELETE GENERIC CDD$SOURCE_MODULE
      cont>   /DESCENDANTS /LOG COBOL_SOURCE.

      In this example, the DELETE GENERIC command with the /LOG
      and /DESCENDANTS qualifiers confirms that CDO has deleted the
      COBOL_SOURCE generic element and children.