Delete instance (DEL)

The command deletes an instance in the referenced collection. Deleting an instance will reset the selections for all subsequent collections in the hierarchy. Option -E allows deleting defect (not readable) instances.

Parameters:

• key_value - key value for the instance to be deleted (ordered collection). Key components have to be separated by '|'. When the key value contains special characters, it has to be quoted.

• position - position of instance to be deleted

• . - delete instance currently selected in the collection
• * - delete all instances filtered in the current collection (--> sfc)

• -Dn - re-direction to other data source.

• -Cn - re-direction to other collection in the hierarchy or in the data source referenced by -Dn.
• -E - Delete instances that cannot be read (usually by index).