Removing data¶
This section describes the available tools to remove data.
Removing entities and classes¶
From Object tree, Relationship tree, or Entity graph¶
Select the items in Object tree, Relationship tree, or Entity graph, corresponding to the entities and classes you want to remove. Then, right-click on the selection and choose Remove from the context menu.
The Remove items dialog will popup:
Specify the databases from where you want to remove each item under the databases column, and press Ok.
From Pivot table¶
To remove objects or relationships from a specific class, bring the class to Pivot table using the Parameter value input type (see Using Pivot table and Frozen table), and select the cells in the table headers corresponding to the objects and/or relationships you want to remove. Then, right-click on the selection and choose the corresponding Remove option from the context menu.
Alternatively, to remove relationships for a specific class, bring the class to Pivot table using the Relationship input type (see Using Pivot table and Frozen table). The Pivot table headers will be populated with all possible combinations of objects across the member classes. Locate the member objects of the relationship you want to remove, and uncheck the corresponding box in the table body.
Removing parameter definitions and values¶
From Stacked tables¶
To remove parameter definitions or values, go to the relevant Stacked table and select any cell in the row corresponding to the items you want to remove Then, right-click on the selection and choose the appropriate Remove option from the context menu.
From Pivot table¶
To remove parameter definitions and/or values for a certain class, bring the corresponding class to Pivot table using the Parameter value input type (see Using Pivot table and Frozen table). Then:
Select the cells in the parameter header corresponding to the parameter definitions you want to remove, right-click on the selection and choose Remove parameter definitions from the context menu
Select the cells in the table body corresponding to the parameter values you want to remove, right-click on the selection and choose Remove parameter values from the context menu.
Purging items¶
To remove all items of specific types, select Edit -> Purge from the hamburger menu. The Purge items dialog will pop up:
Select the databases from where you want to remove the items under Databases, and the type of items you want to remove under Items. Then, press Ok.
Removing alternatives and scenarios¶
From Pivot table¶
Select the Scenario input type (see Using Pivot table and Frozen table). To remove scenarios, just select the proper cells in the scenario header, right-click on the selection and chose Remove from the context menu. To remove alternatives, just edit the proper cells in the alternative header, right-click on the selection and chose Remove from the context menu.
From Alternative/Scenario tree¶
To remove a scenario or alternative, just select the correspoding items in Alternative/Scenario tree, right-click on the selection and chose Remove from the context menu.
Removing tools and features¶
To remove a feature, tool, or method, just select the correspoding items in Tool/Feature tree, right-click on the selection and chose Remove from the context menu.
Removing parameter value lists¶
To remove a parameter value list or any of its values, just select the correspoding items in Parameter value list, right-click on the selection and chose Remove from the context menu.