Difference between revisions of "Delete an authority record"
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[[Main Page]] > [[User manual]] > [[UM-3|UM-3 Add / edit content]] > [[UM-3.2|UM-3.2 Add / edit authority records]] > UM-3.2.3 Delete an existing authority record | [[Main Page]] > [[User manual]] > [[UM-3|UM-3 Add / edit content]] > [[UM-3.2|UM-3.2 Add / edit authority records]] > UM-3.2.3 Delete an existing authority record | ||
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[[Image:UM-3.2.3.png|500px|right|thumb|Delete an existing authority record]] | [[Image:UM-3.2.3.png|500px|right|thumb|Delete an existing authority record]] | ||
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| + | <p>Navigate to the [[Glossary#Authority record|authority record]] you want to delete | ||
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| + | <p>For more information on navigation in ICA-AtoM, see [[access content]] | ||
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| − | + | <p>Switch from [[Glossary#View mode|view mode]] to [[Glossary#Edit mode|edit mode]] by clicking the [[Glossary#Title bar|title bar]] or [[Glossary#Edit button|edit button]]; this takes you to the record's [[Glossary#Edit page|edit page]] | |
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| − | + | <p>Click the [[Glossary#Delete button|delete button]] in the [[Glossary#Button block|button block]] | |
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| − | + | <p>ICA-AtoM prompts you to confirm the delete request; click "OK" | |
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| − | + | <p>ICA-AtoM deletes the record and returns you to the [[Glossary#List page|list page]] | |
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| + | Consequences of deleting an [[Glossary#Authority record|authority record]]: | ||
| + | * If the [[Glossary#Entity|entity]] is also registered as an [[Glossary#Archival institution|archival institution]], the [[Glossary#Archival institution|archival institution]] record is '''also''' deleted | ||
| + | * Any creation [[Glossary#Event|events]] linked to the [[Glossary#Entity|entity]] are '''disassociated''' from the [[Glossary#Entity|entity]] | ||
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Main Page > User manual > UM-3 Add / edit content > UM-3.2 Add / edit authority records > UM-3.2.3 Delete an existing authority record
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Navigate to the authority record you want to delete
For more information on navigation in ICA-AtoM, see access content
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Switch from view mode to edit mode by clicking the title bar or edit button; this takes you to the record's edit page
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Click the delete button in the button block
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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 the list page
Consequences of deleting an authority record:
- If the entity is also registered as an archival institution, the archival institution record is also deleted
- Any creation events linked to the entity are disassociated from the entity