Re: Deleting Business Units by Matt
Matt
Thu Jul 14 21:12:18 CDT 2005
That I have no idea. I find the calls available in that object totally
bewildering considering the app doesn't support those same functions. Only
thing I can guess is this was a holdover from an original plan to include the
ability to support multiple organizations per install.
Matt Parks
MVP - Microsoft CRM
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On Tue, 12 Jul 2005 22:46:02 -0700, "Rob Bakkers"
<RobBakkers@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
Thanks for the correction Matt,
strange that the SDK would allow to wipe out the entire install but not the
deletion of a single BU. When would you want to delete the entire OU through
an SDK?
Rob Bakkers,
Avanade Netherlands
"Matt Parks" wrote:
> Rob,
>
> This isn't actually right. What you are seeing in the SDK is for the
> Organization, NOT the BU. Deleting the organization will wipe out the entire
> install.
>
> BU's can not be deleted inthe current release.
>
> Matt Parks
> MVP - Microsoft CRM
>
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> On Mon, 11 Jul 2005 23:17:05 -0700, "Rob Bakkers"
> <RobBakkers@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> Graeme,
>
> When I open the business unit overview and go to Help -> Help on this page,
> I get all the possible actions on the Business Units. Delete isn't among
> those options. Where did you find the text that you could delete them?
>
> I don't think it is possible through the User Interface though. But you can
> do it using the SDK:
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> BizOrganization.Delete Method
> The Delete method deletes an organization. The organization, as well as all
> its business hierarchies, users, teams, and objects (such as accounts and
> contacts), are physically deleted from the database. To perform this action,
> the caller must be a domain administrator.
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> I hope this helps,
> Rob Bakkers,
> Avanade Netherlands
>
>
> "Graeme McInteer" wrote:
>
> > I am new to CRM and trying to setup our organisation.
> >
> > I have created a Business Unit which I now do not want, so want to Delete it.
> > According to the Help, I should be able to select the BU and select delete
> > from the Action menu.
> >
> > But when I look at the Action menu the only options are Enable, Disable &
> > Change Parent BU. There is no option to delete.
> >
> > I thought it might be that the Role assigned to my user didn't allow delete.
> > I am set to the Administrator role.
> >
> > I looked at modifying the Administrator Role to allow Delete's on BU's but
> > this didn't seem to be an option.
> >
> > Can anyone tell me how to get rid of the BU?
> >
> > Graeme
>
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