Removing an object
- In the tree, right-click the object you want to delete.
- From the menu, select the command - Delete (or use the DEL key).
- After confirming the control query, a window may appear on the screen Date and Time to enter the actual date and time of the deletion if you are writing the change to the database after the fact.
- Then the object disappears from the tree.
Tip:
When in the
Date and Time to enter the date and time, if you enable the
Don't show this window next time and use the current date and time option, the window will not open next time. You can enable it again by using
Tools - Settings, where on the
General tab, turn off the
More
Create history records with current date and time.
Caution:
If are enabled
Rights in the object tree, objects for which the user does not have the rights to delete all child objects cannot be deleted.
The object has not been completely deleted from the database, but has only been moved to the Trash. The Recycle Bin is not normally visible in the object tree. You can enable its display with the View - Hidden Objects (only a user with the Asset System Administrator role can do this).
You can move an object removed from the Recycle Bin back into the tree.
You can irreversibly remove the contents of the Recycle Bin from the database by right-clicking on the Recycle Bin object in the tree and selecting the command from the menu -
Empty Recycle Bin.
Only a user with administrative rights can empty the Recycle Bin.
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