You can delete data classifications that you don't need. You can delete both data element classifications and data entity classifications. You can't delete a data element classification that is currently used in a data entity classification. To delete it, you must first remove the data element classification from the existing data entity classification. If you delete a data entity classification that contains data element classifications, the data element classifications don't get removed.
Deleting a data classification removes links between the classification and its associated data elements. Catalog sync jobs in the running state might fail when you initiate a job to delete a data classification. Before you delete a data classification, ensure that the sync job for catalog sources configured with this data classification are complete.
1In Metadata Command Center, go to the Explore page.
2Select Data Classifications from the menu to open a list of data classifications on the Data Classifications page.
3You can delete a data classification in one of the following ways:
- Select the data classification that you want to delete and click Delete from the Action menu.
- Open the data classification that you want to delete. On the Data Classification page, click Delete.
4Confirm that you want to delete the data classification.
Confirming the delete initiates a job to delete the data classification.
The data classification appears in the list until the job completes. You cannot perform any actions on it.