Delete data or referential metadata
Version history:
Support full delete actions for data and referential metadata with July 4, 2023 Release .Stat Suite .NET ‘dragonfruit’ Delete values since September 22, 2022 Release .Stat Suite .NET ‘blueberry’
Observation, attribute and referential metadata attribute values can be deleted through using the ordinary file upload or copy features and with specific upload actions and values as described more in details in
- “Delete data with an SDMX-CSV or SDMX-ML (xml) file”
- Delete referential metadata with an SDMX-CSV file”
It is aslo possible to “transfer” (copy) the deletion of data from one data space to another. The following scenario does thus not work:
- User loads data into a Space A
- User transfer data to another space (Space B)
- User deletes data in Space A
- User transfers data from Space A to Space B (e.g. without filter)
–> Deleted data is not present in Space A, and is also deleted in Space B
Nulling values:
Observation, attribute and referential metadata attribute values can be set to null through specifying empty values in import files. This feature is supported only with the SDMX-CSV version 1.0 or Excel file formats or by using the R(eplace) action with the SDMX-CSV version 2.0 or SDMX-ML file formats. This method does not allow completely deleting values unless all values for a specific (partial) key have been nulled.
Deleting values:
Full observations (with their measure and obs-level attribute values) or (referential metadata) attributes at partial coordinates can be deleted with the D(elete) action in import files. This feature is supported only with the SDMX-CSV version 2.0 or SDMX-ML file formats.
For more information see: