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Deleting a Schema
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Prerequisites
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-  You have logged in to the DDM console.
-  You have created a schema.

   .. important::

      Deleted schemas cannot be recovered. Exercise caution when performing this operation.

Procedure
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#. In the instance list, locate the DDM instance that you want to delete and click its name.
#. On the displayed page, in the navigation pane, choose **Schemas**.
#. In the schema list, locate the schema that you want to delete and click **Delete** in the **Operation** column.
#. In the displayed dialog box, click **Yes**.

   .. note::

      -  Your schema will become faulty if you delete its associated data nodes by clicking the **Delete** button in the schema list.
      -  To delete data stored on the associated data nodes, select **Delete data on data nodes** in the displayed dialog box.