Delete Connection
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Note: The Actions Quick Reference provides a complete list of actions that you can print for easy reference.
What is the Delete Connection Action?
The Delete Connection Action deletes a specific connection from the botflow. The following connections may be deleted:
(For more information about Emulator connections, read the Emulator Connections article. For more information about Microsoft Excel workbook connections, read the Excel Connections article. For more information about PDF connections, read the PDF Connections article)
Creating a Delete Connection Action
The Delete Connection Action may be created a variety of ways depending on the information you wish to obtain.
Creating a Delete Connection Action for Emulator Connections
Drag and drop the Target Selector onto the titlebar of the Microsoft Excel application window to display the Action Builder.
A preview
(
) of the Excel application
window will be displayed. Select the Delete
Connection Action (
) from the Actions
list.
Enter the desired connection
letter (
)
to delete. Click the OK
button to save the Action.
Optionally add Notes
to the Action to document any special instructions
or functionality. When the Run Switch
is set to Run, the action
will be executed after clicking OK.
Note: The run switch is set to Run by default. To create or modify this action without executing it, click the slider to change the option to Don't Run. For more information, go to Action Builder.
Click the OK
button 
to
save the Action.
Creating a Delete Connection Action for Excel Connections
Drag and drop the Target Selector
onto the Targets 
list in the target workbook to display the available target options. Continue
to drag the Target Selector to the Excel 
item, releasing your mouse to
display the Target Preview. As
an alternative, you may also target the titlebar of Microsoft Excel.
A preview of the target
is displayed. Select the Delete
Connection Action 
from the Actions list.
Select the Rules
to change the Connection for this Action. The
Timing 
settings
for this action may be configured to fine tune the how the Action will
run.
Note: For more information about the timing and error settings, go to Action Builder.
Enter the desired Connection
letter 
to
delete.
Optionally add Notes
to the Action to document any special instructions
or functionality. When the Run Switch
is set to Run, the action
will be executed after clicking OK.
Note: The run switch is set to Run by default. To create or modify this action without executing it, click the slider to change the option to Don't Run. For more information, go to Action Builder.
Click the OK
button to
save the Action.
Creating a Delete Connection Action for PDF Connections
Drag and drop the Target Selector onto the titlebar of the Microsoft Excel application window to display the Action Builder.
A preview
() of the Excel application
window will be displayed. Select the Delete
Connection Action () from the Actions
list.
Enter the desired connection
letter ()
to delete. Click the OK
button to save the Action.
Optionally add Notes
to the Action to document any special instructions
or functionality. When the Run Switchis set to Run, the action
will be executed after clicking OK.
Note: The run switch is set to Run by default. To create or modify this action without executing it, click the slider to change the option to Don't Run. For more information, go to Action Builder.
Click the OK
button to
save the Action.