FORUM MODERATOR / JAZZ DEVELOPERFeb 27 '18, 12:51 p.m.
As I recall the system will not let you delete an element of the type system if any artifacts exist that use that element of the type system. That behavior is to avoid the kind of issue you ask about :-)
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