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How to delete the Sample data imported when Higher Education Accelerator was added to the environment

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Hi,

We have managed to add the Higher Education Accelerator to our environment but Sample data has come with it, I want sample data to be removed from Higher Education APp under DEV, UAT, and PROD environment

I have tried removing sample data in the old classic view under Datamanagment>sampledata> remove sample data but it did not work still showing me data under all 3 environment

can someone please help with this issue

Many Thanks

Girish

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Beth Knost on at

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Thanks for reaching out, Girish.

Sample data should not be installed in prod environments. It is meant for demo/dev environments, it doesn’t come with the accelerator by default, only when the sample data checkbox is checked on the SPA install experience.

There is no option to uninstall/delete the sample data by one click, it can be easily deleted one entity at a time. Please reach out to our support team at dynindaccsupport@microsoft.com if you need more assistance.

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Beth

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Many Thanks, Beth,

so just to confirm to delete Higher Education sample data we have to manually delete individual entity data rather than bulk remove sample data from settings

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eykalman 1,106 Most Valuable Professional on at

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Hi Beth

Regular Dynamics 365 sample data can be managed (installed/uninstalled) at any point in time (regardless of environment) through the system functionality.,

Whilst understanding that HE sample data would normally be used for demo/dev environments, there are given scenarios where we'd want to start off using it, and then remove it from the environment. Rather than needing to do this table by table (which can be laborious) it would be good to have a tool available that could automatically strip it out for us.

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EY

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Hi Girish,

When the Higher Education Accelerator is installed with sample data, there is currently no one-click option to remove all sample data across environments. Here's how you can proceed:

✅ Recommended Steps to Remove Sample Data

Manual Deletion by Entity

The sample data must be deleted manually per entity.

Go to Advanced Find or use Dataverse tables to locate records (e.g., students, courses, applications) and delete them.

This applies to DEV, UAT, and PROD environments individually.

Use Bulk Delete Jobs

Navigate to Settings > Data Management > Bulk Record Deletion.

Create bulk delete jobs targeting sample data entities.

Schedule or run them immediately to clean up large volumes of data.

Check Installation Settings

Sample data is only installed if the checkbox is selected during the SPA install experience.

For future installs, ensure this option is unchecked to avoid importing sample data.

Contact Microsoft Support

If manual deletion is too time-consuming or if you're unsure which entities were populated, contact Microsoft at dynindaccsupport@microsoft.com for assistance with cleanup scripts or guidance.

Unfortunately, the classic view > Data Management > Sample Data > Remove Sample Data option does not apply to accelerator-specific data, which is why it didn’t work in your case.

Thanks and best regards,

Daniele

Note: This response was prepared with support from Copilot to ensure clarity and completeness.

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Dadasaheb Deole 4 on at

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Hi Girish,

Steps to Remove Sample Data:

1. Open Power Platform Admin Center

Navigate to: https://admin.powerplatform.microsoft.com

Sign in with your administrator credentials.

2. Select the Environment

In the left-hand navigation pane, click on Environments.

From the list, choose the environment where you want to remove sample data.

3. Access Environment Settings

With the environment selected, click on Settings in the top menu.

4. Navigate to Data Management

Under the Settings panel, scroll down and click on Data Management.

5. Select Sample Data

In the Data Management section, click on Sample Data.

6. Remove Sample Data

Click the Remove Sample Data button.

Confirm the removal when prompted.

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