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  • August 26, 2025
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How do i bulk dleete business terms that were written in error ? i have followed steps highlighted below , its not working for me as expected- and on eof the reason is that the transformation plan doesnt have the one metadata writer but the One data writer. 

Using ONE Desktop (Recommended for Bulk Deletes):

This method offers a more robust approach for mass deletion. 

  1. Create a New Data Transformation Plan: In ONE Desktop, create a new Data Transformation Plan. 
  2. Read Catalog Items: Add a Metadata Reader step to read the business terms you want to delete. 
  3. Filter for Terms: Apply filters in the Metadata Reader to identify and select the specific business terms for deletion. 
  4. Add Metadata Writer: Add a Metadata Writer step to the plan. 
  5. Set Workflow State to Deleted: In the Metadata Writer, configure the workflow state to Deleted. This marks the terms for removal. 
  6. Execute the Plan: Run the Data Transformation Plan to perform the bulk deletion of the selected business terms from your business glossary. 

i have also tried to set this upon the desktop, but it still not deleting

 

Best answer by ivan.kozlov

Hi ​@Susan24us ,
Indeed, the easiest way to do bulk deletes is through ONE Desktop plans. You would need to use Metadata Reader step to get the ID’s of the relevant Business Terms and then Metadata Writer to delete the subset of terms you created by mistake.
However, i’m not sure why you are reading the Catalog Items entity in this case, the entity you need is terms or businessTerms.

Your plan should look like this
 


And in both Reader and Writer steps you would specify business term entity.
I would also recommend always having audit output file instead of trash output so you could easily see the impact of the plan execution.
 

I hope this answers your question.
​​​​​​​Ivan

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  • August 26, 2025

Hi ​@Susan24us ,
Indeed, the easiest way to do bulk deletes is through ONE Desktop plans. You would need to use Metadata Reader step to get the ID’s of the relevant Business Terms and then Metadata Writer to delete the subset of terms you created by mistake.
However, i’m not sure why you are reading the Catalog Items entity in this case, the entity you need is terms or businessTerms.

Your plan should look like this
 


And in both Reader and Writer steps you would specify business term entity.
I would also recommend always having audit output file instead of trash output so you could easily see the impact of the plan execution.
 

I hope this answers your question.
​​​​​​​Ivan


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