Delete a Determining Attribute

You can delete determining attributes one at a time using this method. The call is defined as ‘DELETE’ instead of ‘POST’ or ‘PATCH’.

Call to delete a determining attribute

The determining attribute ID shown above is for the ‘data_block_based’ seen below.

Prior to deletion, you can see the determining attribute in TDO.

Determining attribute list

The body of the message is the same as for ‘get details’ API’s.

{
    "context": {
        "user": "mbj_test",
        "password": "xxxx",
        "project": {
            "name": "imp_payments_demo",
            "version": "1.0"
        }
    }
}

When run, the message only shows the successful completion of the call.

Successful deletion return message

Checking the determining attributes list in TDO, this attribute is no longer present.

Attribute list showing successful deletion

Remember, only users with administrative credentials can delete objects in TDO.