Deleting a business object definition

You can delete a business object definition using Business Object Designer Express or System Manager. This section describes:

Important

You can delete business object definitions from an integration component library through System Manager (if you are using InterChange Server Express and System Manager is running) or from a project in Business Object Designer Express. You cannot use the Delete function in Business Object Designer Express or in System Manager to delete local files that contain business object definitions. To delete local files, use the tools provided by Windows.

Deleting a definition using Business Object Designer Express

To delete a business object definition from a project using Business Object Designer Express, do the following:

  1. Open Business Object Designer Express.
  2. From the list of business object definitions in the project, highlight the name of the definition you want to delete.

  3. To select multiple names, do one of the following:
  4. After selecting the definitions to be deleted, right-click and then click Delete.
  5. If dependencies exist, click the "Show dependencies>>" link. The list of dependencies for the business object you want to delete appears in the dialog.

  6. Do one of the following:

Deleting a definition using System Manager

To delete a business object definition using System Manager, do the following:

  1. Start System Manager.
  2. Expand Integration Component Libraries and then expand the integration component library from which you want to delete a business object definition.
  3. Open the business objects folder and select the name of the business object definition to delete.
  4. Delete the business object definition by doing either of the following:
  5. When prompted whether you want to delete, click Yes.
  6. If the business object has dependencies, System Manager notifies you with an error message. You must use Business Object Designer Express to remove these dependencies before System Manager allows you to delete the business object.

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