How to Remove Contents from MDS Repository

How to Remove Contents from MDS Repository

There are two Approaches you can remove contents from MDS.

Approach 1: Offline mode

Approach 2: Online mode

Steps for Approach 1: Offline mode

Step1 : Run wlst.cmd from the following location

            Oracle_Home\Oracle_SOA1\common\bin

Step 2: At wlst command prompt (wls:/offline>) execute the following

sca_removeSharedData('http://yourhost:yourport', 'directory', 'adminuser', 'adminpassword')

sca_removeSharedData('http://localhost:8001', 'common_Artifacts', 'weblogic', 'welcome1')

Here Common_Artifacts is MDS folder which I have taken as example.

Steps for Approach 2: Online mode

Step1 : Run wlst.cmd from the following location

            Oracle_Home\Oracle_SOA1\common\bin

Step 2: Connect to SOA server

At wlst command prompt (wls:/offline>) execute the following

connect('adminuser', 'adminpassword', 't3://hostname:port')

ex:
connect('weblogic', 'weblogic1', 't3://localhost:8001')

Step 2: Remove Content from MDS

deleteMetadata(application='soa-infra',server='soa_server1',docs='/apps/common_Artifacts')