Purge

A list view with reference data Actions Purge

The Purge option enables you to purge reference data for the selected view. You can select the Actions Purge option only if you have the RECOVER_OBSOLETE privilege. For more information, see Privileges view.

We recommend that you assign the RECOVER_OBSOLETE privilege to users with an administrator role only.

For permanently purging user accounts in the Users view, there is a separate USER_PURGE privilege. To prevent a user from accessing N4, you can make the user inactive by selecting No from the Active drop-down list in the User form.

In the list views, if you use the button, N4 will make the entities obsolete, but the Purge option will permanently delete the selected entity or entities. The Recover Obsolete (on page 1) option  recovers only obsolete entries that were deleted.

In the list view, display the Lifecycle column to identify the Active and Obsolete entities. For more information on displaying a column in a list view, see Hiding and displaying columns.

To purge reference data:

1. In the list view, select the entity or entities you want to purge.

You can select active or obsolete entities.

2. From the Actions menu, select Purge.

If you select an entity that has any existing data dependencies in N4, an error occurs and N4 will not purge the selected entity.

3. In the list view, click to refresh the data and view the results of the purge.

If you purge a unit that is associated with a gate transaction, N4 detaches the unit from the gate transaction, deletes the unit, and leaves the gate transaction in the current state.