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SDDeleteAttrEntType
Deletes an attribute from an entity type's attribute list.
Syntax
SDDeleteAttrEntType (Dcb,EntityType,Attribute,Status)
Parameters
Dcb Required input; type = DcbType
This parameter passes information about the
dictionary to this intrinsic. It is
initialized by the SDOpen intrinsic.
EntityType Required input; type = NameOrNumberType
This parameter specifies the entity type whose
association with the attribute is to be
deleted.
Attribute Required input; type = NameOrNumberType
This parameter specifies the attribute whose
association with the entity type is to be
deleted.
Status Output; type = StatusType
This parameter contains information indicating
the success or failure of the intrinsic call.
This information is detailed in Table 3-1,
located in Chapter 3 of this manual.
Discussion
When the dictionary is restructured, every entity occurrence of the
specified entity type will have the specified attribute removed from its
list.
The following restrictions apply when using this intrinsic:
1. Open mode--The dictionary must be opened in Exclusive
Customization mode.
2. Security--The current scope must be either the Dictionary
Administrator scope or the entity type/attribute pair's owner
scope.
3. The following special attributes can never be removed from any
entity type:
scope-owner
scope-changed
date-created
date-changed
sensitivity
id-number
4. Core set entity type/attribute pairs cannot be deleted.