Entity.Delete Method

NOTE: This API is now obsolete.

Deletes the entity from the LobSystem object.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Server.ApplicationRegistry.Administration
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal (in Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<ObsoleteAttribute("O12 Application Registry API is deprecated. Please use BusinessData.",  _
    False)> _
Public Overrides Sub Delete
'Usage
Dim instance As Entity

instance.Delete()

[ObsoleteAttribute("O12 Application Registry API is deprecated. Please use BusinessData.", 
    false)]
public override void Delete()

Examples

This code example shows you how to delete the ProductModel entity from the Business Data Catalog.

Prerequisites

• Ensure a Shared Service Provider is already created.

• Create an LobSystem and set connection parameters as shown in How To: Create a LOBSystem Using the Administration Object Model.

• Create the ProductModel entity as shown in How to: Create an Entity Using the Administration Object Model

• Replace the constant value EnterYourSSPNameHere in the code with the name of your Shared Resource Provider.

Project References

Add the following Project References in your console application code project before running this sample:

• Microsoft.SharePoint

• Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal

• Microsoft.Office.Server

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.Office.Server.ApplicationRegistry.Administration;
using Microsoft.Office.Server.ApplicationRegistry.Infrastructure;
using WSSAdmin = Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration;
using OSSAdmin = Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration;

namespace Microsoft.SDK.SharePointServer.Samples
{
    class GetStartedAndCreateSystem
    {
        const string yourSSPName = "SharedServices1";

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            SetupBDC();
            DeleteEntity();
            Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit...");
            Console.Read();
        }
        static void SetupBDC()
        {
            SqlSessionProvider.Instance().SetSharedResourceProviderToUse(yourSSPName);
        }
        public static void DeleteEntity()
        {
            LobSystemInstance mySysInstance = null;
            LobSystemInstanceCollection sysInsCollection = ApplicationRegistry.Instance.GetLobSystemInstancesLikeName("AdventureWorksSampleFromCode");
            foreach (LobSystemInstance sysInstance in sysInsCollection)
            {
                if (sysInstance.Name == "AdventureWorksSampleFromCode")
                {
                    mySysInstance = sysInstance;
                    break;
                }
            }
            IList<Entity> entityCollection = new List<Entity>(mySysInstance.LobSystem.Entities);
            Entity e = Entity.GetById(entityCollection[0].Id);
            e.Delete();
            Console.WriteLine("Done");
        }
    }
}

See Also

Reference

Entity Class

Entity Members

Microsoft.Office.Server.ApplicationRegistry.Administration Namespace