How to: Delete an Attribute (Master Data Services)

In Master Data Services, delete an attribute when you want to permanently delete the attribute and all associated attribute values.

Prerequisites

To perform this procedure:

To delete an attribute

  1. In Master Data Manager, click System Administration.

  2. On the Model Explorer page, from the menu bar, point to Manage and click Entities.

  3. On the Entity Maintenance page, from the Model list, select a model.

  4. Select the row for the entity that contains the attribute you want to delete.

  5. Click Edit selected entity.

  6. On the Edit Entity page, click the attribute you want to delete.

    Note

    You cannot delete the Name or Code attributes.

  7. Click Delete selected attribute.

  8. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK.

  9. In the additional confirmation dialog box, click OK.