Removing an Item

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There are two different processes, for real things or simulated ones.

If you want to remove an item, first decide whether it is
  • A real item that was part of your original snapshot when you began this simulation (continue below), or
  • A simulated item that you added during this simulation, when it will most probably be color-coded green. These items cannot be deleted but can be "reverted", for which see Reverting Items.

You remove real items by deleting them from the Inventory details tree.

When an item is deleted, all its children (if any) are deleted as well.

Deleted items do not disappear, but are shown with a red background and strike-through text in the simulation tree. They also have a State of Deleted, if you choose to display that field. (This means that you can undo a deletion by 'reverting' the item.)

Any items that are deleted are excluded from the calculation of consumed license points for display in the License summary impact statement list at the bottom of this page.

You may delete one item at a time (together with all its descendents), or delete several items (and all their descendents) at once.

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Deleting a Single Item (and its Descendents)

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To delete an item and its Descendents:

  1. If necessary, navigate to the item in the tree, expanding higher nodes as required to expose the item you want to delete.
  2. In the Actions column at the right of that row, click the delete button (cross icon).
    Tip: There is no confirmation, since there is no data loss. If you want to undelete a row, click the revert icon for that row.
The Inventory details tree is updated with the row highlighted in red and its text struck through, and the impact on your license position is updated in the License summary list at the bottom of the page.

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Deleting Several Items (and Their Descendents)

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To delete items and their descendents:

  1. If necessary, navigate through the tree, expanding nodes as required to expose the items you want to delete.
  2. Select the check box at the left of each item you want to remove from the simulation.
  3. In the tool bar above the simulation tree, click Delete.
    Tip: There is no confirmation, since there is no data loss. If you want to undelete a row, click the revert icon for that row.
The Inventory details tree is updated with the rows highlighted in red and their text struck through, and the impact on your license position is updated in the License summary list at the bottom of the page.

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