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Hello,

I would like to know if the functionality of /Master data management/ also delates data. For example, I have created a vendor in the source company. This vendor has been correctly synchronized. But, when I delate the vendor in the source company, then the vendor is not delated in the destination company.
Do I have to delate the vendor manually in all companies? When I delate a data in the source company this data is not delated in the sync companies?

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IB-29041624-0 1,191 Moderator on at

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Delete is not supported as part of the master data management. This is to prevent unwanted loss of data.

So you will have to do the delete in each company.

There will also be situations where you can delete a record in the master company but you might have data in another company that will prevent you from deleting that specific record.

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Teddy Herryanto (Th... 14,306 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Unfortunately, delete is not supported for an understandable reason. This is designed to prevent accidental deletion of master on other companies.

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If delete is not supported, what is the purpose of the “Delete” column in the “Integration Synchronization Jobs” page?

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OussamaSabbouh 18,958 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

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Hello,
this is standard behavior: Master Data Management does not propagate deletions from the source company to subsidiary companies, specifically to prevent accidental data loss or deletion of records already used in transactions; therefore, deleting a vendor in the source leaves the synchronized vendor in each destination company, where it must be deleted manually if allowed—or blocked instead when historical transactions exist.
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YUN ZHU 102,857 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

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Hi, hope the following helps as well.
Solved: Master data management - delete records in target company

Thanks.
ZHU

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Mansi Soni 10,406 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

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Hello @CU27040937-0,

Under standard Business Central functionality, Master Data Management synchronizes the creation and updates of supported master data, but it does not synchronize deletions. If a vendor (or other master record) is deleted in the source company, it will not be automatically deleted in the destination companies. Any required deletions must be performed manually in each company, or handled through a custom solution if automatic deletion is a business requirement. This behavior is by design to help prevent unintended data loss across synchronized companies.

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Mansi Soni

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AndrewThomas81 2,483 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

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It does not, even though delete is a column in the syncronisation screen which is very misleading
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