Choose the Delete submenu to display a list of objects that can be deleted: o Elements o Groups o Classes o Generations o History For information on deleting access control lists (ACLs) choose the Set ACL... menu item under the additional topics below.
1 – De e
The Delete Element... menu item allows you to delete one or more elements from the library. You cannot delete an element whose generations have any existing reservations. Additionally, the element cannot be a member of a group, nor can one of its generations belong to a class or be under review. If any generation of an element is reserved, you must unreserve or replace it before you can delete the element. If the element belongs to any groups or has generations in any classes, you must first remove them by doing the following: 1. Pull down the Maintenance menu. 2. Choose the Remove submenu. 3. Choose the Element... or Generation... menu item. Then provide the necessary information in the subsequent Remove Element or Remove Generation dialog box. If the element is set with the reference copy attribute, CMS deletes the corresponding reference copy file from the reference copy directory.
1.1 – De edb
The Delete Element dialog box allows you to enter information about the element or elements you want to delete from the library.
1.1.1 – De sf
If you click on an object or objects before choosing the Delete Element... menu item, the Selected box contains those objects. CMS performs the delete transaction on the selected objects.
1.1.2 – De ef
Fill in the Element field with the name of one or more elements to be deleted. An element expression can be an element name, a wildcard expression, or a list of these separated by commas.
1.1.3 – De r
Fill in the Remark field with text to be associated with the deletion remark of the element and logged in the history file with this delete transaction.
2 – Dg gr
The Delete Group... menu item deletes one or more groups from a library. The group must be empty, and also cannot belong to another group. When you choose Delete Group..., a dialog box appears, allowing you to specify options for the group you are deleting. To determine the elements and groups that belong to a specific group, do the following: 1. Click on a group. 2. Pull down the View menu. 3. Choose the Expand submenu. 4. Choose the Children item. To determine the elements and groups that belong to another group, do the following: 1. Click on a group. 2. Pull down the View menu. 3. Choose the Expand submenu. 4. Choose the Membership menu item.
2.1 – Dg gedb
The Delete Group dialog box allows you to enter information about the group or groups you want to delete from the library.
2.1.1 – Dg gsf
If you click on an object or objects before choosing the Delete Group... menu item, the Selected box contains those objects. CMS performs the delete transaction on the selected objects.
2.1.2 – Dg gf
Fill in the Group field with the name of one or more groups to be deleted. A group expression can be one or more group names, a wildcard expression, or a list of these separated by commas.
2.1.3 – Dg grf
Fill in the Remark field with text to be associated with the transaction and logged in the history file with this delete transaction.
2.1.4 – Dg grcf
Click on the Remove Contents button to indicate that CMS should remove elements and group members from the specified groups prior to deleting the groups.
3 – Dc mi
The Delete Class... menu item deletes one or more classes from a library. The class must be empty or CMS will not delete the class. When you choose Delete Class..., a dialog box appears, allowing you to specify options for the class you are deleting. To determine which generations belong to a class, do the following: 1. Click on a class. 2. Pull down the View menu. 3. Choose the Expand submenu. 4. Choose the Children menu item.
3.1 – Dc cdb
The Delete Class dialog box allows you to enter information about the class or classes you want to delete from the library.
3.1.1 – Dc csf
If you click on an object or objects before choosing the Delete Class... menu item, the Selected box contains those objects. CMS performs the delete transaction on the selected objects.
3.1.2 – Dc cf
Fill in the Class field with the name of one or more class expressions to be deleted from the CMS library. The class expression can be a class name, a wildcard expression, or a list of these separated by commas.
3.1.3 – Dc crf
Fill in the Remark field with text to be associated with the transaction and logged in the history file with this delete transaction.
3.1.4 – Dg crcf
Click on the Remove Contents button to indicate that CMS should remove generation members from the specified classes prior to deleting the classes.
4 – Dg mi
The Delete Generation... menu item removes information about one or more generations of an element. You may want to delete some generations of an element if your library contains a large number of unneeded generations of an element. Once a generation is deleted, it cannot be restored to its former place in the element in the CMS library. You can, however, permanently store the contents of the generation using the Archive file button. When you choose Delete Generation..., a dialog box appears, allowing you to specify options for the generation you are deleting.
4.1 – Dg cdb
The Delete Generation dialog box allows you to enter information about the generation or generations you want to delete from the library.
4.1.1 – Dg csf
If you click on an object or objects before choosing the Delete Generation... menu item, the Selected box contains those objects. CMS performs the delete transaction on the selected objects.
4.1.2 – Dg ef
Fill in the Element field with the name of one or more element expressions to be deleted. An element expression can be an element name, a group name, a wildcard expression, or a list of these separated by commas.
4.1.3 – Dg rf
Fill in the Remark field with text to be associated with the transaction and logged in the history file with this delete transaction.
4.1.4 – Dg ar
Fill in the Archive File field with the name of a file (or files) to which CMS should write all the information from the deleted generation. If you do not supply a file name, CMS creates a file with the same name as the element and the .CMS_ARCHIVE file type and places it in your default directory.
4.1.5 – Dg ran
You can choose to delete either a single generation or a range of generations using the Single and Range buttons, respectively.
4.1.6 – Dg si
Click on the Single button to indicate that you are deleting only a single generation of an element. By default, CMS deletes the latest generation on the main line of descent (1+). To indicate a specific generation, supply the generation number in the Single range field.
4.1.7 – Dg rg
Click on the Range button to indicate that you want to delete a sequence of generations of an element. If the Range button is activated, you must also specify the exact range to be deleted. Do this by using the From or To options.
4.1.8 – Dg f
Click on the From button to specify the start of a range of generations that are to be deleted, either including or excluding the specified generation. Fill in the From field with the appropriate generation number. CMS automatically deletes the start of the range including the generation you specify unless you click on the Exclusive button. You must specify the end of the range with the To option.
4.1.9 – Dg to
Click on the To button to specify the end of a range of generations that are to be deleted, either including or excluding the specified generation. Fill in the To field with the appropriate generation number. CMS automatically deletes the end of the range including the generation you specify unless you click on the Exclusive button. You must also specify the start of the range with the From option.
5 – Dh mi
The Delete History... menu item deletes all or part of the library history. CMS writes the deleted history records to a file named HISTORY.DMP in your current default directory. Delete History... does not delete the library creation history record. When you choose Delete History..., a dialog box appears, allowing you to specify options for the history you are deleting.
5.1 – Dh db
The Delete History dialog box allows you to enter information about the history you want to delete from the library.
5.1.1 – Dh bef
Fill in the Before field with a time value indicating the time from which CMS should delete all previous history information. Entries are made in the history file specifying that a section of the history data has been removed. These entries are made at the locations in the history file where the lines were deleted. The time value can be an absolute, delta, or a combination time value, or one of the following keywords: TODAY, TOMORROW, or YESTERDAY.
5.1.2 – Dh obf
Fill in the Objects field with one or more element names, group names, class names, commands, or libraries on which you want history deleted. Wildcards are allowed. You can specify multiple objects; separate each object name with a comma. This field is optional; if you do not supply an object in this field, CMS deletes history records for all objects in the current library.
5.1.3 – Dh unf
Fill in the User Name field with the name of one or more users to direct CMS to delete the history records created by that user. You can specify multiple users by separating each user name with a comma.
5.1.4 – Dh rf
Fill in the Remark field with text to be associated with the transaction and logged in the history file with this transaction.
5.1.5 – Dh of
The output file directs CMS to write the history output you are deleting to the specified file. If you do not supply a file specification for the file, CMS creates a file named HISTORY.DMP and places it in your default directory.
5.2 – Dh tv
CMS deletes history records based on the transaction buttons that are activated. Transactions are not deleted for transaction buttons that are not activated.
5.2.1 – Dhis clear
Click on the Clear button to deactivate every transaction button under Transactions Records to Delete.
5.2.2 – Dh ct
When the Copy button is activated, CMS deletes the history records of copy transactions.
5.2.3 – Dh mt
When the Modify button is activated, CMS deletes the history records of modify transactions.
5.2.4 – Dh ut
When the Unreserve button is activated, CMS deletes the history records of unreserve transactions.
5.2.5 – Dh mat
When the Mark button is activated, CMS deletes the history records of elements or generations that have been marked for review.
5.2.6 – Dh cr t
When the Create button is activated, CMS deletes the history records of create transactions.
5.2.7 – Dh rem t
When the Remark button is activated, CMS deletes the history records of remark transactions.
5.2.8 – Dh vt
When the Verify button is activated, CMS deletes the history records of verify transactions.
5.2.9 – Dh rj t
When the Reject button is activated, CMS deletes the history records of elements or generations that have been rejected.
5.2.10 – Dh dt
When the Delete button is activated, CMS deletes the history records of delete transactions.
5.2.11 – Dh rt
When the Remove button is activated, CMS deletes the history records of remove transactions.
5.2.12 – Dh se t
When the Set button is activated, CMS deletes the history records of set transactions.
5.2.13 – Dh r t
When the Review button is activated, CMS deletes the history records of review transactions.
5.2.14 – Dh tvf
When the Fetch button is activated, CMS deletes the history records of fetch transactions.
5.2.15 – Dh tvr
When the Replace button is activated, CMS deletes the history records of replace transactions.
5.2.16 – Dh at
When the Accept button is activated, CMS deletes the history records of elements whose generations were on the review pending list and have been accepted.
5.2.17 – Dh tvi
When the Insert button is activated, CMS deletes the history records of insert transactions.
5.2.18 – Dh tvr
When the Reserve button is activated, CMS deletes the history records of reserve transactions.
5.2.19 – Dh dt
When the Cancel button is activated, CMS deletes the history records of review canceled transactions.