Delete Multiple Records
To delete multiple records from the Polaris database:
- Select multiple records from the Find Tool results list, a list box, or a record set.
- Right-click and select Delete from the context menu.
If you are deleting bibliographic, item, or patron records, the Multiple Object Deletion dialog box appears.
- If you have the required permissions, and you want to keep warning messages from displaying whenever a record with links to other records is encountered, select one or both of the following check boxes.
- breakable links - If you select this option, the records with breakable links will be deleted without any warning messages appearing.
- unbreakable links and other stopping conditions - If you select this option, the records with unbreakable links are not deleted, but they are skipped over without any warning messages appearing.
- Click Yes to delete the selected records. If you decide not to delete the selected records, click No or close the dialog box.
Permissions to suppress warning messages when deleting multiple records
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Cataloging permissions to suppress warnings when deleting multiple bibliographic or item records:
- Suppress warnings for breakable links when deleting multiple bibliographic records: Allow
- Suppress warnings for unbreakable links and other stopping conditions, when deleting multiple bibliographic records: Allow
- Suppress warnings for breakable links when deleting multiple item records: Allow
- Suppress warnings for unbreakable links and other stopping conditions, when deleting multiple item records: Allow
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Circulation permissions to suppress warning messages when deleting multiple patron records:
- Suppress warnings for breakable links when deleting multiple patron records: Allow
- Suppress warnings for unbreakable links and other stopping conditions, when deleting multiple patron records: Allow