Creating, Registering, Moving, Copying, Renaming, and Deleting SAS Metadata Repositories

Deleting a Metadata Repository

When you delete a metadata repository, all of the repository's metadata and metadata containers are deleted. In addition, the repository's registration is removed from the repository manager.

You might want to delete a repository from its previous location if you have moved the repository to a new location on the same metadata server.

CAUTION:: Deleting the foundation repository makes the metadata server unusable.
Therefore, you should delete a foundation repository only in special situations, such as those that are described in the preceding list.

The following rules apply to deleting a repository:

You cannot delete a foundation repository if other repositories (including custom repositories or project repositories) are registered. You must first unregister the other repositories.
Deleting a foundation repository requires special credentials (see Who Can Do What in the Metadata Manager Plug-in).
You cannot delete a repository that is in an Offline or ReadOnly state. You must first change the access mode of the repository to Online or Administration.
You must have the appropriate user credentials (see Who Can Do What in the Metadata Manager Plug-in).

To delete a repository:

Log on to SAS Management Console as a user with the appropriate credentials (see Who Can Do What in the Metadata Manager Plug-in).
In the Metadata Manager, expand the Active Server node.
Right-click the repository that you want to delete, and select Delete.

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