Difference between revisions of "Delete an authority record"
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| − | [[Main Page]] > [[ | + | [[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 |
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:UM-3.2.3.png|500px|right|thumb|Delete an existing authority record]] |
| − | 1. Navigate to the [[ | + | 1. Navigate to the [[authority record]] you want to delete. |
*For more information on navigation in ICA-AtoM, see [[UM-4|UM-4 Access content]]. | *For more information on navigation in ICA-AtoM, see [[UM-4|UM-4 Access content]]. | ||
| − | 2. Switch from [[ | + | 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 [[ | + | 3. Click the [[delete button]] in the [[button block]]. |
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| − | 5. ICA-AtoM deletes the record and returns you to the [[ | + | 5. ICA-AtoM deletes the record and returns you to the [[list screen]]. |
| − | 6. Note the following consequences of deleting an [[ | + | 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. | |
| − | *If the [[ | + | *Any creation [[Event|events]] linked to the [[entity]] are '''disassociated''' from the [[entity]]. |
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| − | *Any creation [[Event|events]] linked to the [[ | ||
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Delete an existing authority record
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
1. Navigate to the authority record you want to delete.
- For more information on navigation in ICA-AtoM, see UM-4 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.