Delete mode
Connectors in Delete mode, often referred to as Delete Connectors are used for deleting data from a data source.
For each entry passed to the Delete Connector, it tries to locate matching data in the connected system. If a single matching entry is found, it is deleted, otherwise the On No Match Hook is called if none were found, or the On Multiple Entries hook is more than a single match was found. As with Lookup and Update modes, Delete mode requires you to define rules for finding the matching entry for deletion. This is configured in the Link Criteria tab of the Connector.
Some Delete Connectors offer the option to skip unneccessary lookups when doing Deletes. If the Connector supports it, you will see a Skip Lookup check box next to the Compute Changes check box. When selected, it changes the behavior of the Connector so that no lookup is performed to find an entry that corresponds to the link criteria. For this reason no Before/After Lookup hooks are invoked. Also the On Multiple Entries hook cannot be invoked. With this option turned on only search criteria are built and delete is called directly.
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Connector modes