Difference between revisions of "Delete an authority record"
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Revision as of 11:04, 10 July 2008
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Delete an existing authority record
Main Page > (UM) User manual > UM-3 Add / edit content > UM-3.2 Add / edit authority records > UM-3.2.3 Delete an existing authority record
1. Navigate to the authority record you want to delete.
- For more information on navigation in ICA-AtoM, see in this manual: Access content.
2. Switch from view mode to edit mode by clicking the title bar or Edit button; this takes you to the record's Edit screen.
3. Click the Delete button in the Button block.
4. ICA-AtoM prompts you to confirm the delete request; click "OK".
5. ICA-AtoM deletes the record and returns you to the List screen.
6. Note the following 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 -- the event remains, but it no longer has the entity as its "subject". E.g. entity X is registered as the creator of archival unit Y over the date range 1964-1987; entity X is deleted; archival unit Y now simply has a date range 1964-1987 without associating this with any particular creator.