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Delete Model

Delete Model removes a model from the Host Encyclopedia. When a model has been deleted, you can restore it from a backed‑up version. If you must save and reuse space within the Host Encyclopedia, you can back-up a model, then delete it. If you must use it again, you can restore it from the backed-up version.

Delete Model can be performed online or submitted as a batch job. Processing in a batch job frees the terminal for other uses and lets you specify (for example, through job class) an execution time when resources might be in less demand.

When deleting models, encyclopedia administrators can lock the encyclopedia tables to improve performance. To avoid contention with other users, lock the encyclopedia tables only when other encyclopedia activity is low.

Optionally, you can flag a model for future deletion instead of deleting it immediately. This means that the model is not deleted until the clean up program is run.