Deleting a flat file definition

Use this procedure to delete a flat file definition from the repository or from a local disk.

Note: 

Delete has no undo function. Verify the name of a flat file definition before you invoke delete. You cannot delete a flat file definition that is in use. When you invoke delete, the flat file definition is physically removed from the database or from the Mapping Explorer view.

  1. Open the flat file definition in the Flat File Definition Editor, to delete from repository.
  2. Right-click on the definition tree and select Remove from Server. Closed the Flat File Definition Editor.
  3. In the Mapping Explorer view pane, right-click the flat file definition and select Delete.
  4. Verify that the deleted definition is removed from the Mapping Explorer view pane.