This section provides information on how to delete the following
objects:
Deleting a map transformation step includes three
components:
- Deleting the transformation
code
- Deleting the comment
- Deleting the data flow arrow
Perform the following steps to delete the transformation
step:
- From the Table tab:
Select the attribute line to delete by clicking in the leftmost
column (the column to the left of Exec. Order) and doing one of the
following actions:
- Right-click and select Delete Row from the Context menu.
- Select the Delete Current Selection option from the Edit menu.
- Use the keyboard shortcut of Del.
Result: Map Designer Express automatically deletes any
incomplete transformations when you save the map.
- From the Diagram tab:
Select the data flow arrow and select either of the following
menu options:
- The Delete Current Selection option from the Edit menu
- The keyboard shortcut of Del
- The Delete option from the map workspace's Context menu
Result: A dialog asks you whether to delete the
associated data flow arrow. Click Yes and Map Designer Express
displays a second confirmation asking if you want to delete the
associated code:
Click Yes and all three items are deleted.
Perform the following steps to delete a business object from a
map:
- Display the Delete Business
Object dialog in any of the following ways:

Figure 31. Delete Business
Object dialog
- Through the Delete Business Object dialog, you specify which
business objects you want to delete from the map. The Delete
Business Object dialog provides the following functionality:
- To delete a business object:
- Check the business object in the business object list.
- Click the Delete button.
- To locate a particular business object, enter its name in the
Find field. The up and down arrows scroll through the business
object list.
- To close the dialog, click Done.
Perform the following steps to delete a map from the project in
System Manager:
- Select the Delete option from the File menu.
Result: Map Designer Express displays the Delete Map dialog, as Figure 32 shows.

Figure 32.
Delete Map dialog
- Note:
- If a map is currently open, Map Designer Express closes this
map before it displays the Delete Map dialog. You can specify
whether Map Designer Express closes any currently open map with the
option Delete Map: close map before delete. By default,
this option is enabled. If the option is disabled, Map Designer
Express provides a confirmation prompt if you select the currently
open map from the Delete Map dialog. You can change the setting of
this option on the General tab of the Preferences dialog. For more information, see
"Specifying General
Preferences"..
- Enter the project name.
- Select the map or maps you want to delete.
From the Delete Map dialog, you can:
- Select a single map by clicking on the map name in the
list.
- Select multiple maps by holding down the Ctrl or
Shift key and clicking on the map names.
- Locate a particular business object by entering its name in the
Find field. The up and down arrows scroll through the business
object list.
- Click the Delete button to delete the maps.
Result: Map Designer Express displays a confirmation box
for the delete.
- Note:
- You can specify whether Map Designer Express confirms the
deletion of a map with the option Delete Map: always display
warning message. By default, this option is enabled. You can
change the setting of this option on the General tab of the
Preferences dialog. For more
information, see "Specifying General
Preferences"..
