The deleting process is the same for a managed solution A complete solution that has been packaged. A managed solution has partial or full restrictions on customizing solution components. Package and export a solution as a managed solution to control customizing solution components when installed into another organization. While a managed solution may allow customizing one or more components, you cannot add or remove a component. This differs from an unmanaged solution, where you can add or remove components. and an unmanaged solution For those with a required security role, an unmanaged solution has no restrictions on adding, deleting, updating, testing, importing, or exporting solution components. A solution is developed as an unmanaged solution. This differs from a managed solution, where you cannot add or remove components.. When you delete an unmanaged solution, Microsoft Dynamics CRM deletes just the solution record. When you delete a managed solution, Microsoft Dynamics CRM uninstalls all solution components and customizations.
If you attempt to delete a solution, the attempt will fail if you have not first broken dependencies with other components. Before you can delete a custom entity that is a primary entity The entity that a related entity is associated to. Sometimes called a parent entity. in a relationship, you must remove the relationship attribute An attribute that exists in a related entity when a hierarchical relationship exists. When added to the form of the related entity, a lookup control is displayed to allow the record to be related to another record as defined in the relationship. from the related entity An entity that is associated with a primary entity (record type) through a unique reference defined by using a lookup control on the related entity form. For example, an account has a unique reference to a primary contact.form A page that displays detailed information that users have entered into Microsoft Dynamics CRM about a specific record, such as all information about a contact.Information that users enter in a form is stored in Microsoft Dynamics CRM as a record. and publish the related entity. More information:: Manage solution component dependencies
You can delete or remove components from an unmanaged solution For those with a required security role, an unmanaged solution has no restrictions on adding, deleting, updating, testing, importing, or exporting solution components. A solution is developed as an unmanaged solution. This differs from a managed solution, where you cannot add or remove components., but not from a managed solution A complete solution that has been packaged. A managed solution has partial or full restrictions on customizing solution components. Package and export a solution as a managed solution to control customizing solution components when installed into another organization. While a managed solution may allow customizing one or more components, you cannot add or remove a component. This differs from an unmanaged solution, where you can add or remove components.. Deleting permanently eliminates the component from Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Removing simply withdraws the component from the solution, although the component is still available for use in Microsoft Dynamics CRM. You can delete only custom components. Although you cannot delete Microsoft Dynamics CRM business components, you can remove them from an unmanaged solution that isn't the default solution.
In the Navigation Pane, click Settings.
Under Customization, click Solutions.
To delete a solution:
In the list, select the solution you want to delete.
On the Actions toolbar, click Delete.
To delete or remove a component:
In the list of solutions, select the one from which you want to delete a component.
In the left pane, click Components.
To delete a component, select any custom component in the list, and then on Actions toolbar, click Delete.
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To remove a component, select any custom component in the list, and then on the Actions toolbar, click Remove.