Use the Delete Process to remove subsets of related data from a database. The Delete Process uses an Extract or Archive File to identify the set of rows to be removed. Specifications for the Delete Process can be stored as a Delete Request.
The Source File does not change during the Delete Process and can be used to reload or restore the deleted data. You can use the Delete Process in combination with the Archive or Extract Process to safely remove data from a database. You can save the data for future restoration, as required, or load that data into another database or set of tables. (For details on creating an Archive File, see Archive. For information about creating an Extract File, refer to the Move User Manual .)
You can process a Delete Request immediately (by clicking ) or you can schedule the request for processing at a later time (by clicking ). You must save the request before it is scheduled, but it is not necessary to save the request before it is run.
The fully qualified name of a Delete Request consists of: identifier.name.
When you create Delete Requests, it is helpful to use a logical set of naming conventions to identify the use for each and to organize them for easy access.
This section explains how to create, maintain, and process a Delete Request, including how to do the following: