Delete an authority record
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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