Progress/400
Product Guide


Deleting a Field

The Progress/400 Data Dictionary allows you to delete a field in the DB2/400 database file. You cannot delete fields that are part of an index without deleting the index first.

Follow these steps to delete a field:

  1. Choose the Field mode button in the Progress/400 Data Dictionary main window.
  2. Choose Modify schema.
  3. Select the field that you want to delete.
  4. Choose the Delete Field button. A message appears asking you to verify the deletion.
  5. Choose Yes.

CAUTION: Whenever you delete a field, the data in the field is lost.

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