Delete a shared scope (Office SharePoint Server 2007)

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Applies To: Office SharePoint Server 2007

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Topic Last Modified: 2009-05-26

Use this procedure to delete a shared scope. The shared scope will be removed from all scope display groups to which it has been added.

Important

To complete the following procedure, you must be a Search service administrator for the relevant Shared Services Provider (SSP) —for example, for SharedServices1. For more information, see Plan for security roles (Office SharePoint Server).
If you also have administration permissions for the Central Administration site, follow the procedure from step 1. If you do not have administration permissions for the Central Administration site, browse to the Shared Services Administration site (for example, http://[host:port]/ssp/admin/default.asp) and follow the procedure from step 2.

To delete a shared scope

Delete a shared scope

  1. In the SharePoint Central Administration site, on the Quick Launch, in the Shared Services Administration group, click the SSP (for example SharedServices1). If prompted, provide your shared services administrator user name and password.

  2. On the Shared Services Administration page, in the Search section, click Search settings. On the Configure Search Settings page, in the Scopes section, click View Scopes.

  3. The View Scopes page shows the existing shared scopes for the SSP and the site-level scopes.

  4. On the View Scopes page, point to the shared scope that you want to delete, click the arrow that appears, and then click Delete on the menu that appears.

  5. Click OK.

See Also

Concepts

Manage shared scopes (Office SharePoint Server 2007)
Define scopes for searches (Office SharePoint Server)
Create a shared scope (Office SharePoint Server 2007)
Add a scope rule for a shared scope (Office SharePoint Server 2007)
Edit properties and scope rules for a shared scope (Office SharePoint Server 2007)