Deleting software from the catalog

Use the Software Catalog application to delete catalog records from the Maximo® database. Catalog records define software products and components that can be used in software discovery and inventory, and in Maximo applications.

About this task

You cannot delete a software catalog record if it is associated with:
  • A license
  • Deployed software
  • Conversion variants
In these cases, an attempt to delete ends with an error message.

You can delete a software catalog record that is linked with an item master record. Deleting a software catalog record does not delete the record for that software from its external source database, such as a discovery tool database or the Knowledge base.

The steps for deleting software from the catalog follow.

Procedure

  1. On the navigation bar, click Open Menu > Administration > Deployed Assets > Software Catalog.
  2. On the toolbar, display all records for software products, or use the table filter or Advanced Search to filter the records that you want to display.
  3. In the Software section, click the record that you want to delete.
    The catalog record is displayed on the Software tab.
  4. Select the Delete action.
    Note that, for catalog records that meet the deletion criteria, the Delete action is not available from the record list.
  5. To delete the software catalog record, in the confirmation window click Yes.
    You cannot delete a software catalog record that has conversion variants associated with it. The conversion variants must be disassociated first (in the conversion variants list, click the Mark Row for Delete icon in each row, then click Save).