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= Delete a term =
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[[Main Page]] > [[User manual]] > [[Add/edit content]] > [[Add/edit terms]] > Delete a term
  
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[[Main Page]] > [[User manual]] > [[UM-3|UM-3 Add / edit content]] > [[UM-3.5|UM-3.5 Edit taxonomies (terms)]] > UM-3.5.3 Delete an existing term from a taxonomy
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# Click "Taxonomies" in the [[Glossary#Main menu|main menu]] to go to a list of [[Glossary#Taxonomy|taxonomies]]. ICA-AtoM takes you to the [[Glossary#Taxonomy|taxonomy]] terms list page showing all existing [[Glossary#Taxonomy|taxonomies]].
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# Click the [[Glossary#Taxonomy|taxonomy]] you want to edit to expand it and view the [[Glossary#Term|terms]] associated with it.
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# Click on a [[Glossary#Term|term]] to go to the [[Glossary#View page|view page]] for the [[Glossary#Term|term]].
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# Click the "Delete" button in the [[Glossary#Button block|button block]] (locked terms cannot be deleted).
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# ICA-AtoM prompts you to confirm the delete request; click "OK".
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# ICA-AtoM deletes the record and returns you to a page listing all remaining top-level [[Glossary#Term|terms]] in the [[Glossary#Taxonomy|taxonomy]].
  
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[[Image:um3-5-3Delete1.png|500px|right|thumb|Open a taxonomy and click the term to delete]]
 
  
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[[Image:um3-5-3Delete2.png|500px|right|thumb|Delete the term]]
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Deleting a [[Glossary#Term|term]] from a [[Glossary#Taxonomy|taxonomy]] will delete the [[Glossary#Term|term]] from associated [[Glossary#Archival description|archival descriptions]], [[Glossary#Authority record|authority records]], and [[Glossary#Archival institution|archival institutions]].
  
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1. Click the ''add/edit > term'' tab on the [[main menu bar]].
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2. ICA-AtoM takes you to the taxonomy terms [[list screen]] showing all existing [[Taxonomy|taxonomies]].
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3. Click the [[taxonomy]] you want to edit to expand it and view the [[Term|terms]] associated with it.
 
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4. Click the [[term]] you want to delete from the [[taxonomy]] (locked terms cannot be deleted).
 
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5. ICA-AtoM displays the [[term]] in [[edit mode]]. Click the [[delete button]].
 
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6. ICA-AtoM prompts you to confirm the delete request; click "OK".
 
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*Note that deleting a [[term]] from a [[taxonomy]] will delete the [[term]] from associated [[archival description|archival descriptions]], [[authority record|authority records]] and [[archival institution|archival institutions]].
 
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7. ICA-AtoM deletes the record and returns you to the [[list screen]].
 

Latest revision as of 20:58, 29 June 2010

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Main Page > User manual > Add/edit content > Add/edit terms > Delete a term

  1. Click "Taxonomies" in the main menu to go to a list of taxonomies. ICA-AtoM takes you to the taxonomy terms list page showing all existing taxonomies.
  2. Click the taxonomy you want to edit to expand it and view the terms associated with it.
  3. Click on a term to go to the view page for the term.
  4. Click the "Delete" button in the button block (locked terms cannot be deleted).
  5. ICA-AtoM prompts you to confirm the delete request; click "OK".
  6. ICA-AtoM deletes the record and returns you to a page listing all remaining top-level terms in the taxonomy.


Deleting a term from a taxonomy will delete the term from associated archival descriptions, authority records, and archival institutions.

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