Deleting a User Overview
User information is stored in Windchill user objects that are stored in the Windchill database, as well as in user directory entries that are stored in a directory service.
The following options are available for deleting users:
• Delete the Windchill user with the Delete from Windchill action.
• Delete both the Windchill user and the corresponding user directory entry with the Delete from Windchill and Windchill Directory Server action.
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To delete user directory entries, you must have write permission to the directory server where the user entry is stored.
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Deleting a user disables the corresponding Windchill user object and removes the user from all of the groups of which the deleted user was a member. If the deleted user was a member of a team, they will still be linked to the team and visible within the team, although shown with a status of Deleted 
. If the user were re-enabled, they would once again be able to access the team. Deleting a user does not remove the user's personal cabinet or modify the user's worklist or checked-out objects.
. If the user were re-enabled, they would once again be able to access the team. Deleting a user does not remove the user's personal cabinet or modify the user's worklist or checked-out objects.For more information about the results of deleting a user, see Deleting Users.
Deleting users consists of two major activities:
1. Use the Participant Administration utility to delete Windchill users and, possibly, associated user directory entries.
2. Manually clean up the associated personal cabinet, worklist, and checked-out objects.
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