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.