Permanently Deleting Elements from the Model

Elements are permanently deleted when deleted from the model; this cannot be undone. The element which is to be irretrievably deleted may be an existence prerequisite for other model elements; these will then also be listed for permanent deletion.

Prerequisites

You have access rights for permanently deleting model elements. The model element is in Edit Mode.

Context

When a model element is removed from a diagram, a differentiation is made between removing it from a diagram and permanently deleting it from the model. Two separate menu items are always available for these actions.

Model elements can be irretrievably deleted from the model. If the model element to be deleted is an existence prerequisite for other elements, these elements are also listed for permanent deletion.

The Delete from Model dialog lists the elements which will be affected by the deletion. You can permanently delete elements directly from the model or add them to the result region.

The following menu items are available by default

in the Start tab in the Editing group
in the Design tab in the Editing group
in the selected elements' context menu

Attention:

Deleting model elements cannot be undone! Elements deleted like this can only be restored by importing model fragments previously saved in a file.

It is normally only possible to permanently delete elements and not to just remove them from the model using the Model Content tool window.

Model elements are only permanently deleted after a security prompt which lists all the elements affected by the deletion.

How to proceed

Select the model element.
Select the Editing>Delete from Model (Shift+Del) menu item in the Start or Design tab.

The dialog of the same name appears. All elements which are also completely deleted by the action are listed.
If you want to transfer all listed elements to the result region without deleting them, click on Add to Result Region.

All elements listed are added to the result region. The dialog is closed.
If you want to permanently delete all listed elements from the model, click on Delete from Model.

All listed elements are irretrievably deleted from the model. The dialog is closed.