Delete an Entity

To delete an entity from the business glossary:

  1. On the Metadata Insights menu bar, click Business Glossary.
  2. From the list of entities displayed on the page, select the required entity and click the Delete Entity icon .
    In case the list of entities is long, you can filter those using:
    • The associated tags: Tags represent the category to which the entity belongs. You can associate multiple tags to an entity. To filter using tags, click the Tags drop-down on the right side above the entity list, and select the required tag.
    • Name or description of the entities: To filter using the name of the entity or its description, write it in the type-ahead text box beside the Tags drop-down.
  3. Click Yes on the Confirm Entity Delete pop-up.
    Note: To delete multiple entities in one go, select all those and click the Delete Entity icon .