.. _ini-purge-tool: INI Purge Tool ---------------------- .. _21.1|VOSS-832: Number Inventory entries can be deleted in bulk by using the INI Purge Tool. High level administrators with access to the view called ``INI_Purge_Tool_View`` can expose this tool for user by updating menu layouts and access profiles for administrators. .. important:: This Tool has been designed to remove DNs *without* taking into account the Status of the DN, so that DNs can be completely removed and then redeployed. In normal circumstances you cannot delete a DN if it is in use by a Phone. For example, DNs may have been deployed incorrectly at Site level instead of at Customer level. You can therefore "Purge" all the DNs entries at the Site and re-add them at Customer level. The DN Audit Tool then needs to be run to update the DNs to the correct Status. .. rubric:: Using the INI Purge Tool 1. Navigate to the required hierarchy and select the **INI_Purge_Tool_View**. 2. From the **Ini Purge Tool View** form, an **INI Option** can be selected. .. note:: Special characters in INI entry numbers are also supported, for example ``1*6010``. The drop down list options are: * **All INI at Hierarchy**: applies to all INI numbers at the current hierarchy. * **Range of INI Entries**: exposes **Range Start Number** and **Range End Number** drop down lists to choose the range. * **Picked List of INI Entries**: exposes **Picked INI Entries** transfer boxes: **Available** and **Selected**. to choose a selection of entries. * **Specific INI Entry**: provides a **Specific INI Entry** drop down list to select a single entry. 3. Click **Save** to carry out the purge task. Inspect the log from the **Transaction** menu - the **Action** carried out is a Bulk Delete from the Internal Number Inventory. Deleted numbers are removed and are not available from the **Internal Number Inventory** list view. .. note:: Where more than 1000 entries are to be purged, the transaction will show sub-transactions deleting the entries in chunks of 1000. A successful sub-transaction then shows the message per chunk: "[1000 / 1000] were deleted successfully".