You can delete classifications that you don't need. You can delete data element classifications, data entity classifications and document classifications.
The following guidelines apply if you want to delete classifications:
•Deleting a data classification removes links between the classification and its associated data elements.
•Deleting a document classification removes the links between the classification and all the associated assets.
•You can't delete data element classifications that are currently used in data entity classifications. To delete it, you must first remove the data element classification from the existing data entity classification.
•If you delete data entity classifications that contain data element classifications, the data element classifications don't get removed.
•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.
Note:
You can't perform any actions on data classifications when a delete job is in progress.
1In Metadata Command Center, go to the Explore page.
2Select Data Classifications from the menu to open a list of data classifications and document classifications.
3You can delete classifications in one of the following ways:
- Select the classifications that you want to delete and click Delete from the Action menu.
- Open the classification that you want to delete. On the classification page, click Delete.
A warning message appears.
4Click Delete.
A confirmation message appears with a link to the Monitor page.
To view the job details, task status, and details of the deleted data classifications, click the job name on the Monitor page.
The following image displays job details of a sample deleted data classification on the Job Details page:
