Managing Model Objects › Editing Model Object Lists › Deleting a Model Object or a Model List Entry

Deleting a Model Object or a Model List Entry

The Edit Model Object List panel provides two deletion options:

• Option 24—Deletes the actual model object from the model
• Option 4—Deletes a model object list entry from the currently displayed named model object list.

CA 2E displays a confirm panel for each model list entry that you selected for deletion.

If an entry on a named model object list refers to a model object that has been deleted from the model,CA 2E sets the Object select field for the list entry to X on the Edit Model Object List panel to indicate that the corresponding model object no longer exists. (The Object select field is between the Subfile selector and the Object field.)

Note: You cannot delete files (FIL) or fields (FLD) using option 24.

You cannot delete a model object if it is used by other objects in the model. Use the impact analysis tools on the Edit Model Object List panel to determine the usages for the model object to be deleted. For example, enter selection option 91 for the model object you want to delete;CA 2E displays a list of the model objects that use it, including an indication of the way in which it is used.

For more information on impact analysis tools and model object usages, see the Impact Analysis section in this chapter.