Delete an authority record
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Main Page > User manual > Add/edit content > Add/edit authority records > Delete an existing authority record
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Navigate to the authority record you want to delete
For more information on navigation in ICA-AtoM, see access content
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Click the Delete button in the button block
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ICA-AtoM prompts you to confirm the delete request; click "OK"
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ICA-AtoM deletes the record and opens the authority record browse results page
Consequences of deleting an authority record:
- If the authority record is also registered as an archival institution, the archival institution record is also deleted
- Any creation events linked to the authority record are disassociated from the related archival description, but the archival description itself is not deleted
