Introduction
There are two steps to deleting an AIP from Archivematica.
Archivematica users must submit a request for the AIP to be deleted.
An archivist must approve the deletion from the Storage Service interface.
Request deletion of an AIP
These instructions are written for Archivematica users.
Log into Archivematica.
Navigate to the Archival Storage interface.
Search or browse to the AIP to be deleted.
Click on the View Actions button or the link to the AIP name to view more information about the AIP.
Click on the “Delete” tab in the Actions menu.
Type in the UUID and reason for deletion.
Click on the delete button to submit request.
Approve deletion of an AIP
These steps are written for Storage Service administrators.
Receive a “Deletion request” email from an Archivematica pipeline.
Log into the Storage Service.
Navigate to the Packages interface.
Click on the View delete requests link
Review the delete request.
Approve or reject the request.
A green notification will indicate that the package is successfully deleted.
