Delete a Data Source

Alation Cloud Service Applies to Alation Cloud Service instances of Alation

Customer Managed Applies to customer-managed instances of Alation

You can delete data sources of RDBMS OCF connectors from Alation to remove the sources that you no longer require.

To delete a data source, go to Apps > Sources > Manage Settings and click the delete icon next to the data source.

Note

To delete a data source, you must be either a Server Admin or a Data Source Admin of the source.

Alternatively, you can also delete the data source from the General Settings tab.

  1. Go to the Settings > General Settings page of your source.

  2. Under the Delete Data Source section, click Delete.

    A pop-up window appears to confirm the data source name.

  3. Enter the data source name in uppercase as displayed on the pop-up window and click Delete Permanently.

  4. Read the message displayed on the pop-up window and click, I understand.

    Note

    The time taken to delete a data source may vary based on the size.

    If you fail to delete a data source, contact Alation Support.

Restore Deleted Data Source

Alation allows you to restore a deleted data source. To restore a deleted data source, go to the General Settings tab of the deleted data source and click Restore under the Restore Data Source section. The Restore Data Source section appears on the General Settings tab irrespective of whether you deleted the data source from the General Settings tab or the Manage Settings page.

Important

Latest connector versions installed on Alation version 2023.3.4 or newer (2023.3.2.1 or newer for latest Snowflake OCF connector) don’t have the option to delete the data source from the General Settings tab.