Delete a BI Server Source

Alation Cloud Service Applies to Alation Cloud Service instances of Alation

Customer Managed Applies to customer-managed instances of Alation

You can delete a BI server source from Alation to remove the sources that you no longer require. To delete a BI server source, perform the following steps:

Note

  • The BI server source deletion process is irreversible. Ensure that the source you delete is no longer needed and is safe to delete.

  • To delete a BI server source, you must be either a Server Admin or a Data Source Admin of the source.

  1. Go to the Settings > General Settings page of your source.

  2. Under the Delete BI Server section, click Delete.

    A pop-up window appears to confirm the BI server source name.

  3. Enter the BI server source name in uppercase as displayed on the pop-up window and click Delete Permanently.

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  4. Read the message displayed on the pop-up window and click, I understand.

    Note

    The time taken to delete a BI server source may vary based on the size.

    If you fail to delete a BI server source, contact Alation Support.

Deletion in Progress Behavior

During a deletion process, the UI behavior of the source will be as follows:

In Sources > Browse Sources tab:

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If you search the source and navigate to the Catalog page during its deletion, Alation displays the following message:

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