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# Delete Trading Partner

::: warning
Before deleting any **Trading Partner**, you must ensure that the partner is not assigned to any **Actions** prior to its removal.
:::

There are actually three (3) ways of permanently deleting a **Trading Partner** from within the **Trading Community** of a configuration.

With all deletions, you will be prompted to confirm the action, allowing you to abort the delete process.

1. Selecting the **Delete** button on the **Manage Trading Community** window will remove the currently selected and highlighted **Trading Partner**.

   ![](/statelake/images/image-20230821-223858-476c9e44.png)

2. Open the **Trading Partner** using the **Edit** button, then click on **Delete** within the selected **Trading Partner** window.

   ![](/statelake/images/image-20230821-224113-fd4fd034.png)

3. Double-click on the **Trading Partner** to be deleted, or highlight the **Trading Partner** and then double-click on the highlighted line to delete.

   ![](/statelake/images/image-20230821-231837-2e439062.png)

While the  \<control> key can be used to visually select multiple **Trading Partners** for deletion, only the entry marked with the double arrow >> will be deleted. In the following example, only **The Book Club** will be removed.

![](/statelake/images/image-20230822-043734-bf70dfa4.png)