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Delete Elements From Your Model
You can delete elements from your model, working either from the Project Browser or from a diagram.
| · | When you delete an element from your model, the element, its properties and any child elements or diagrams it contains are all deleted. |
| · | The deleted element is removed from all diagrams on which it appears |
| · | All relationships that it was involved in are also deleted from the model |
Delete one or more items from your model using the Project Browser
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In the Project Browser, click on an item to select it. To select additional items, or to remove items from the selection, use Ctrl+click or Shift+click. The selected items are highlighted in the Project Browser.
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A confirmation dialog is displayed.
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Click on the Yes button. The selected items are deleted from your model.
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Delete one or more items from your model using a diagram
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To open the diagram containing the items to be deleted from your model, either:
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The selected elements are highlighted in the diagram.
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Press Ctrl+Delete. A confirmation dialog is displayed.
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Click on the Yes button. The selected elements are removed from the model.
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Notes
| · | Deleting a Package completely removes the Package and all its contents - diagrams, child Packages and elements - from the model |
| · | Deleting an element completely removes the element and its properties, connectors, child elements and child diagrams from the model, and from every diagram that contains it |
| · | Deleting a diagram completely removes the diagram from the model, but not the diagram's component elements; they remain in the parent Package |
