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You can use this function to delete libraries that are no longer required.

Caution Caution

Be sure, however, to take the where-used list into account.

End of the caution.

Procedure

  1. Call the transaction for maintaining libraries (transaction SLIBN).

  2. Enter the library you want to delete in the Reuse Library text field. To search for libraries, select this text field and choose F4. The dialog box Find libraries appears. It has the following functions:

    • To select the settings Continue (Continue).

    • Sort ascending (Sort ascending)

    • Sort descending (Sort descending)

    • Find (Find)

    • Find Next (Find Next)

    • Set Filter (Set Filter)

      You reach the Find Libraries dialog box where you can select columns for displaying the search. This is the same as selecting columns in Subscribing to Libraries.

    • Printing (Printing )

    • Changing Layout (Changing Layout)

      The dialog box Change layout appears, where you can influence the layout of the table of found libraries with the following options:

      • Column Selection

      • Sort

      • Filter

      • View

      • Display

      • Web Options

    • Selecting Layouts (Selecting Layouts)

      The dialog box Choose layout appears where you can choose from the following options:

      • All

      • User-specific

      • Non user-specific

      • Saving Layouts (Saving Layouts )

        The dialog box Save Layout appears.

      • Help (Help)

        The F1 help appears.

      • Cancel (Cancel )

  3. Once you have found a library, select it by double-clicking it.

  4. Choose .

Caution Caution

Do not delete libraries that are used in other libraries. If you are not certain whether the library you want to delete is being used elsewhere, execute a where-used list by choosing .

End of the caution.