Deleting metadata You can delete metadata in a metadata group as long as you have not deployed any document type that contains the metadata group. When you save the metadata group, the deleted metadata is removed from all connected document type resources. To delete a metadata 1 In the resource set, double-click the metadata group. The Metadata group editor opens. 2 Select the metadata to delete and click . An alert message pops up. 3 Click Yes to delete. Consequences for deployed document types This change cannot be applied to a document type unless a user with administrator privileges updates the repositories. See: • Changes that require database manipulation. • Deleting metadata (redeploy).