{{tag>Index Programmers_Reference Methods IExecutionEngine_Interface deleteReferences}}
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====deleteReferences (IProcess, String, Long, String, EntityIdAndName [])====
<code java>public void deleteReferences(IProcessparent, String refOwnerName, Long refOwnerId, String refOwnerAttr, EntityIdAndName [] refsToDelete)
throws ServerTimeOutException, AccessDeniedException,ExecutionException;</code>

The method is similar to the [[#addReferences|addReferences]]method. However, it deletes the specified references rather than adds them.

===Parameters===

|''refOwnerName''|the instance of the business object that references are deleted from|
|''refOwnerAttr''|the name of the attribute of the business object the references of which are being deleted (must be of the reference type)|
|''refOwnerId''|the unique ID of the instance of the business object that references are deleted from|
|''refsToDelete''|the references to be deleted as an array of business object names and ID’s. If null all existing references of the business object’s instance are deleted.|