Delete one or more advanced data types

If you no longer use an advanced data type, you can delete it.

Prerequisites

• You have a global role with the Catalog global permission, for example Catalog Author.
• You have a global role with the Advanced Data Type > Remove global permission.

Steps

1. In the main menu, click , then Catalog.
   The Catalog Home opens.
2. In the submenu, click Advanced Data Types.

3. Single advanced data type	In the row of the data type that you want to delete, click . In the Delete advanced data type dialog box, click Delete advanced data type.
   Multiple advanced data types	Select the check boxes in front of the advanced data types that you want to delete. In the action toolbar, click Delete. Tip You can select all the visible assets at once by clicking the check box next to the Name column header. In the Delete (x) advanced data type(s) dialog box, click Delete (x) advanced data type(s).

The data type attributes that contain the deleted advanced data type are reset to the base data type that was used for the advanced data type.