The Method RemoveIODD removes an IODD from the server and is used by the IODDManagement Object (see 8.2).

The following rules for deleting IODDs apply:

• If the IODD is used (meaning there is an instance of the ObjectType in the AddressSpace of the Server) and the force flag is set to “False” the operation shall fail. Clients need to remove the usage of the IODD first before it can be deleted.
• If the IODD is used (meaning there is an instance of the ObjectType in the AddressSpace of the Server) and the force flag is set to “True” the operation shall succeed and remove all instances of the corresponding ObjectType in the AddressSpace.

Signature

RemoveIODD (

[in]NodeId IODD,

[in]Boolean Force,

[out]Int32 Status

);

Argument	Description
IODD	NodeId of the ObjectType representing an IODD description. The Node shall be referenced by the IODDs Object with an Organizes Reference.
Force	If “True”: Force the immediate deletion of instances of the ObjectType in the AddressSpace.
Status	Returns the status of the operation. 0: OK, operation successful -1: NodeId invalid for this operation – no NodeId of an IODD representation -2: IODD in use and cannot be deleted

Method Result Codes (defined in Call Service)

Result Code	Description
Bad_UserAccessDenied	See OPC 10000-4 for a general description.