Delete a Data Source

Alation Cloud Service Applies to Alation Cloud Service instances of Alation

Customer Managed Applies to customer-managed instances of Alation

You can delete data sources of RDBMS OCF connectors from Alation to remove the sources that you no longer require.

Note

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

  • The time taken to delete a data source may vary based on the size.

To delete a data source, go to Apps > Sources > Manage Settings and click the delete icon next to the data source.

Alternatively, you can also delete the data source from the General Settings tab.

Important

The new user experience OCF connectors that are used in classic user experience can only be deleted from the Admin Settings page.

  1. Go to Admin Settings > Server Admin > Manage Connectors.

  2. On your data source’s Actions menu, click Delete Connector.

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

  2. Under the Delete Data Source section, click Delete.

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

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

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

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

Restore Deleted Data Source

Alation allows you to restore a deleted data source. To restore a deleted data source, go to the General Settings tab of the deleted data source and click Restore under the Restore Data Source section. The Restore Data Source section appears on the General Settings tab irrespective of whether you deleted the data source from the General Settings tab or the Manage Settings page.