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Removing an existing item
In order to remove an existing Item, locate it in the left-hand list of Items then select it in order to display its details on the right-hand side. Select [Remove Item] from the menu in order to begin the removal process.
Validation
Before removal takes place, the Manage Items dialog will validate the removal request. Part of this validation involves checking functional areas of the database to ensure that the record is not currently in use. Once it has been confirmed that this is not the case, the Item is removed from the database.
If the Item is still in use for any reason, removal will be refused.
Purge-Bin
If you wish to ensure that items are not removed from the catalogue erroneously, it is advised that you turn on the [Options] > [On Remove, move to Purge Bin] option in the Toolbar menu. This option will initially remove the item a a special location called 'Purge Bin' which acts in a similar way to the operating system 'Trash Can'.
Items can be deleted from the purge-bin, or moved back into the live catalogue.
MU Users
The Unique and Core record system is invisibly merged into the perception of a single record. You do not need to know the Unique / Core record control system as this is managed for you automatically. The rest of this article can be ignored.
Removing the core record
Once the unique record has been removed from the database, the Manage Items dialog checks the database to see if there are any more unique records utilising the underlying core record. If no other unique records are attached to the core record, it too is removed from the database.
