When you delete a purpose from the database, different
behavior occurs depending on the type of object you delete.
About this task
The following describes the what happens when you delete
a purpose:
- Projects cannot be copied or created with the deleted
purpose.
- Existing projects and products using the deleted
purpose retain the setting they were created to use, for example,
integration testing.
- Existing projects and products cannot have their
purpose changed to the deleted purpose.
- Process rules for the deleted purpose are deleted.
Procedure
- Start the Purposes dialog box by clicking
the browse button to the right of the Purpose list.
- In the Purposes dialog box, click
the purpose you want to delete, then click the minus sign to delete
the highlighted purpose. To delete a purpose, you must be the owner.
- The Delete Purpose dialog box appears
to ensure that you want to delete the purpose. Click Yes
- To delete the purpose, you must click OK or Apply in
the Process Rules Properties dialog box. If you
click Cancel, the purpose remains in the database
and display in the Purposes dialog box.