To use the DELETE STORAGE MAP statement to delete a storage map for a relation, you must have the Oracle Rdb DELETE privilege to the relation. You cannot delete a storage map that refers to a relation that contains data. If you attempt to do so, you will receive an error message. If a relation is deleted, the underlying storage map is also deleted. You must execute this statement in a read/write transaction. If there is no active transaction and you issue this statement, Oracle Rdb starts a read/write transaction implicitly. Other users are allowed to be attached to the database when you issue the DELETE STORAGE MAP statement.