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Overview

Deleting a connection permanently removes the connection configuration, authentication credentials, and all associated collection settings. However, data already collected to your data lakehouse is preserved.
Connection deletion cannot be undone. Ensure you have backups of any configuration you may need to recreate the connection.

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Before You Delete

Consider these alternatives to deletion:

Set Connection to Inactive

Temporarily pause collection without losing configuration

Disable Specific Resources

Stop collection for individual resources while keeping the connection

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Access Requirements

To delete connections, you must:
  • Be logged into the Entegrata Admin Portal
  • Have administrative privileges for your instance
  • Have confirmation that the connection is no longer needed

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What Gets Deleted

When you delete a connection: Removed:
  • ❌ Connection configuration and credentials
  • ❌ All resource collection settings
  • ❌ Collection schedules and dependencies
  • ❌ Job history and execution records
  • ❌ Discovery metadata
Preserved:
  • ✅ Data already collected in your data lakehouse
  • ✅ Downstream transformations and reports (may need data source updates)

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Deleting a Connection

1

Navigate to Connection

Go to the Connections page and click on the connection to delete
2

Access Delete Option

Click the settings menu and select Delete Connection
3

Confirm Deletion

A confirmation dialog appears warning about the permanent actionReview the warning and type the connection name to confirm
4

Complete Deletion

Click Delete to permanently remove the connectionThe connection is immediately removed from your connections list

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Post-Deletion

After deletion:
  1. The connection disappears from the Connections page
  2. All associated resources are no longer accessible via Entegrata
  3. Scheduled collection jobs are canceled
  4. Data in your lakehouse remains available for queries and reports
If you need to reconnect to the same data source, create a new connection with the same credentials and configuration.

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Recreating a Deleted Connection

If you accidentally delete a connection or need to recreate it:
1

Create New Connection

Follow the Creating Connections guide
2

Use Same Credentials

Enter the same authentication and connection details as before
3

Wait for Discovery

Discovery will find resources again
4

Reconfigure Resources

Re-enable resources and configure collection settings
Settings are not preserved from the deleted connection - you must reconfigure manually

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Best Practices

Export Configuration First

Document connection settings and resource configurations before deleting

Verify Data Preservation

Confirm collected data is accessible in your lakehouse before deleting

Check Dependencies

Review and update any mapping dependencies before deletion

Notify Stakeholders

Inform teams using this data source before deleting the connection

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Next Steps

Creating Connections

Add a new connection to replace the deleted one

Viewing Connections

Return to the connections list