Delete an attribute

Important 

In Collibra 2024.05, we launched a new user interface (UI) for Collibra Platform! You can learn more about this latest UI in the UI overview.

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You can delete attributes as long as the minimum number of occurrences has not been reached.

If you delete an attribute value from an attribute type of the Selection or Multiple Selection kind, then you can no longer edit the values of the attributes of that type without removing those invalid values. We recommend that you remove invalid attribute values from the attributes before removing them from the attribute type.

Delete an attribute from an asset page

To delete content from a text editor, such as a description you no longer want, follow these steps:

  1. Open an asset page.
  2. Click in the field you want to delete.
  3. Select the content and press the delete key on your keyboard.
  4. Click Save.

To clear content you no longer want, such as from a True or False selection, follow these steps:

  1. Open an asset page.
  2. Click in the field you want to delete.
  3. Click the X to clear the content..
  4. Click Save.
  1. Open an asset page.
  2. At the end of the line, click .
    A dialog box appears.
  3. Click Delete.

Delete an attribute from a table

  1. Open a view in table display mode.
  2. If you don't see the column of the attribute type, add it to the table:
    1. Above the table, to the right, click → Fields.
    2. Click Select fields → Attributes.
    3. Select the relevant attributes.
    4. Click Update.
    5. Click Save.
  3. Click next to the attribute that you want to delete.
  4. Click Save.

    5. Note After clicking the , the attribute will automatically be deleted. There is no confirmation dialog box for you to confirm deletion. However, you can click cancel instead of save if you mistakenly delete an attribute.

  5. Click next to the attribute that you want to delete.
    The Delete <attribute> dialog box appears.
  6. Click Yes.
    The attribute field is now empty.