Deleting data from a Container component with a Container Manipulator

Use this procedure use a Container Manipulator component to delete data from a Container component.

Before you begin

Your workspace should contain the Container component from which you want to delete data.

Procedure

  1. Open a Container Manipulator editor, give your component a name, and select an incoming event.
  2. In the Action panel, select Delete as the action, select the desired Container component, and click Add.

    A row is automatically added to the action list. By default, this action deletes all data from the Container.

  3. Optionally, add a WHERE clause to further specify what data is deleted.
    1. Click the link in the Value field of the Action list to open the Where window.
    2. In the Where window, select a field from the drop-down list.

      The options include all of the fields in the selected Container.

    3. Click Add.

      The field is added to the list in the Where window.

    4. Click the link next to the field in the list to define the data that the value in the field is compared to, and the operator used in the comparison.

      You can choose data from any data source or component that is available to the Container Manipulator. Availability depends on the component's data source dependency constraints.

  4. Optionally, add one or more firing conditions.

    If one or more firing conditions exist, the Container Manipulator does not perform its operations or fire its event unless all the conditions are met.