View retained metadata

When an entity is deleted, you can view its retained metadata if you have configured the option to retain metadata.

To view retained metadata for deleted entities

  1. Select the Search tab.
  2. Select the appropriate type of search based on the entity whose retained metadata you want to view.
  3. Select the Is Deleted property. You will probably have to add it to the search criteria as follows:
    1. Click Change.
    2. Select Is Deleted from the dropdown list of the next available property.
    3. Click Accept Changes.
  4. Specify True as the value for the Is Deleted property and click Search.
  5. IBM InfoSphere Enterprise Records displays all the deleted entities belonging to the selected type. For the entity whose retained metadata you want to view, click the Get Info icon.