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Chapter 7 Labeling NEs Using Business Tags Renaming a Business Element
Renaming a Business Element
The following caveats apply when renaming a business element:
• Except for network VLANs, the original name of the busines s el emen t is n ot saved, so yo u ca nnot
revert to the original name.
• Renaming a business element affects all users who have the business ele ment loaded in their service
view maps.
To rename business elements in service view maps, right-click the business element and ch oose
Rename.
Deleting a Business Element
You can delete business elements from the database. However, if you delete a business element from the
database, it can no longer be viewed in Prime Network. We recommend that you delete a business
element only when the physical element no longer exists.
Caution Deleting business elements affects all users who have th e b usin ess el ements loaded in their servi ce view
map.
Table 7-4 list s the r equi reme nts tha t mu st be m et befo re yo u ca n delet e a business ele ment .
To delete a business element:
Step 1 Verify that the business element meets all requirements specified in Table 7 -4. You cannot delete the
element if all requirements are not met.
Step 2 In the Cisco Prime Network Vision navigation pane or a map, right-click the business element , an d
choose Delete.
Step 3 In the confirmation message, click Yes to delete the currently selected element, or click Yes to Al l to
delete multiple selected elements.
The selected business element is deleted from the business configuration of all users.
Table 7-4 Business Element Deletion Requirements
Business Element Requirements
Layer 2 VPN The Layer 2 VPN has no Logical Circuit Peers (LCPs), or, if it does , the LC Ps
display the reconciliation icon.
Layer 3 VPN The VPN has no virtual routers, or, if it does, the virtual routers and si te s disp lay
the reconciliation icon.
Site No sites or interfaces are connected or bound to the VRF, or, if they are connected,
they display the reconciliation icon.
Virtual router The virtual router contains no VRFs, sites, or interfaces, or, if it does, the VRFs,
sites, and interfaces display the reconciliation icon.