Mass Change Operation—Removing a Related Document

1. Select the objects you want to modify. For example, you can select an object from the Resulting Objects table of a change task,

2. Click the mass change icon

to invoke the update.

4. In the Document Number field, enter the document number of the document you want to remove. After typing at least three characters in this field, a list appears with one or more values that match the number. When you select a value from the list, this value is used as the document number. Optionally, you can click the find icon

to open the Find Document window and search for the document.

5. The Relationship field appears. Depending on the document type and the preferences set up by your site administrator, the field is usually populated by the system. When more than one choice exists for the document, you must select the relationship from the drop-down list.

6. The Revision field is populated with the latest revision. The field is required only for relationships that require a specific document revision. For example, when a Reference relationship is selected, the revision field is disabled since it is not needed. If you want to change the revision, enter a new value or click Select Revision to open the Select Revision window, allowing you to select or enter a revision.

7. By default, the Automatically check in successfully modified objects. checkbox is selected. Clear the checkbox if you do not want modified objects checked in.

8. Enter any comments you want to appear in the Iteration History table to document this insertion

9. Click Next to preview the change. The window displays a message to tell you the action that will take place. The objects that are modified by the removal display in the Object List table.

10. Click Finish. The system automatically checks out the objects and removes the existing document you specified.

Field Name	Description
Document Number	The number of the existing document you want to remove.
Relationship	The field is usually populated by the system. When more than one choice exists for the document, you must select the relationship from the drop-down list.
Revision	The field is required only for relationships that require a specific document revision.
Comments	A text field allowing you to enter comments that will appear in the Iteration History table to document this removal.

If some of the selected objects are not eligible, they are ignored, but the processing of the valid objects continues.

If you enter a number that does not correspond to a valid document or you do not have access to it, you receive an error message and are allowed to correct the number and resubmit the operation.