DELETE_METADATA

DELETE_METADATA

Used in: REQUEST
Servers: Metadata (Publish)
Parent elements: PUBLISH_METADATA

<DELETE_METADATA	Attribute Description Table
*docid ="string"* > No Child Elements </DELETE_METADATA >
Bold: Attribute or child element is required.

Description:

Deletes a metadata document from the metadata repository.

Restrictions:

This element can be used only by the owner established in PUT_METADATA. Any other user will get an error message.

Notes:

See METADATA_ACTION for response.

Attribute Descriptions for DELETE_METADATA:

Attribute	Usage	Back to Top
docid	String used to uniquely identify a document. The client used to publish the metadata is responsible for creating the document ID. This ID is automatically assigned when using ArcCatalog. If another client is used, GET_UUID can be used to request a valid ID. The format for an ID is the following: {HHHHHHHH-HHHH-HHHH-HHHH-HHHHHHHHHHHH} where H is a hexadecimal digit (0-9,a-f,A-F). The ID is limited to 38 characters.

Examples for DELETE_METADATA:

Example 1:	Back to Top
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <ARCXML version="1.1"> <REQUEST> <PUBLISH_METADATA> <DELETE_METADATA docid="{C64D8F38-82B4-11D5-99C2-000086460FA0}" /> </PUBLISH_METADATA> </REQUEST> </ARCXML>