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Deleting Machine Groups

Before you delete a Machine Group, you must remove it from any daily and master jobs that reference it. If jobs still reference the group when you attempt deletion, Enterprise Manager displays a cross-reference dialog listing all affected master schedules, master jobs, and daily jobs. You must cancel and reassign or clear those references before the deletion can proceed.

The procedures below describe the manual reassignment approach, which lets you assign jobs to a different Machine Group rather than clearing the group assignment entirely.

Prerequisites​

  • You must have the appropriate role privilege to access Machine Groups under Administration.

Step 1: Remove the Machine Group from daily jobs​

To remove the Machine Group from the daily table, complete the following steps:

  1. Select Daily Maintenance under the Operation topic. The Daily Maintenance screen displays.
  2. Select the Expand arrow to expand the date for the schedule.
  3. Select the Expand arrow to expand the schedule.
  4. Select the job.
  5. Select the Edit Daily button in the Maintenance frame at the bottom-right side of the screen. The Job Daily screen displays.
  6. In the Group list, select a different Machine Group or select a primary machine.
  7. Select Save icon Save on the Job Daily toolbar.
  8. Repeat steps 4–7 for all jobs assigned to the Machine Group.
  9. Select Close ☒ (to the right of the Job Daily tab) to close the Job Daily screen.

Result: The Machine Group is no longer assigned to any daily jobs for the selected schedule.

Step 2: Remove the Machine Group from master jobs​

To remove the Machine Group from the master table, complete the following steps:

  1. Select Daily Maintenance under the Operation topic. The Daily Maintenance screen displays.
  2. Select the Expand arrow to expand the date for the schedule.
  3. Select the Expand arrow to expand the schedule.
  4. Select the job.
  5. Select the Edit Master button in the Maintenance frame at the bottom-right side of the screen. The Job Master screen displays.
  6. In the Group list, select a different Machine Group or select a primary machine.
  7. Select Save icon Save on the Job Master toolbar.
  8. Repeat steps 4–7 for all jobs assigned to the Machine Group.
  9. Select Close ☒ (to the right of the Job Master tab) to close the Job Master screen.

Result: The Machine Group is no longer assigned to any master jobs.

Step 3: Delete the Machine Group​

To delete the Machine Group, complete the following steps:

  1. Select Machine Groups under the Administration topic. The Machine Groups screen displays.
  2. In the Select a Machine Group list, select the Machine Group to delete.
  3. Select Remove icon Remove on the Machine Groups toolbar.
  4. Select Yes to confirm the deletion, or No to cancel.
  5. Select Close ☒ (to the right of the Machine Groups tab) to close the Machine Groups screen.

Result: The Machine Group is permanently removed from OpCon. This action cannot be undone.

note

If you select Remove before completing steps 1 and 2, Enterprise Manager displays a cross-reference dialog listing all master schedules, master jobs, and daily jobs that still reference the group. Select Cancel to close the dialog, then complete steps 1 and 2 before attempting deletion again.