Delete Objects from the Architecture View & Repository

In BlueDolphin, you can delete objects either from a specific view or completely from the repository. This article explains how to delete single or multiple objects while working on views or from the Objects tab, helping you keep your architecture clean and organized.

There are 2 ways to delete an object in BlueDolphin as follows:

• Delete Objects from the View
• Delete Objects from the Repository

Delete Objects From the View

You can delete objects in a view by clicking the trash icon or pressing the delete key on your keyboard.

Delete a single object:

1.  Select the object and click the trash icon.
                                          
2. In the Delete selection pop-up, selecting the Also delete these objects from the database checkbox deletes the object from the repository.
   If you keep it unchecked, the object is removed from the view only.
   
3. If you select the checkbox, selecting the Delete items option leads you to the next pop-up, which displays the list of views and relations where the object is being used currently.
   This pop-up appears only if the object has relationships or is used in other views.
4. Click Yes to confirm the deletion of the object from the repository.

Delete Multiple Objects:

1. Select all the objects you want to delete from the view, and click the trash icon.
                    
2. In the Delete selection pop-up, select the Also delete objects from the database checkbox to remove the objects from the repository.
   If you leave it unchecked, the objects are removed from the Views only.
   
3. Clicking the Delete items option confirms the deletion of the objects from the repository.

Delete Objects from the Repository

If you delete an object from the Object Viewer—either from the View or the Objects tab—BlueDolphin deletes it from the repository along with all its relationships and removes it from all public, private, and published views.

Delete a Single Object from the Object Viewer

Select a single object from the view or Objects tab, and click the trash icon in the top right corner.

You get the pop-up with the warning that the Delete items option will remove the object from the repository along with its relationships.

You get the same pop-up, which displays the list of views and relations where the object is being used currently, as mentioned above.

Delete Multiple Objects:

To delete multiple objects, select them in the view and click the trash icon in the object viewer. Alternatively, in the Objects tab, you can click the trash icon at the top of the page as shown here,

A pop-up shows the names of the objects to be deleted. The Delete items option removes them from the repository.