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Participant EDML files
361
Type
Attribute.
Required
Yes.
Values
The value is the exact name of a parameter that is used in the insertion text. In the following 
example, if the insertion text contains an 
@@rs@@
 value, you should have a parameter with 
that name:
<updatePattern paramName="rs">pattern</updatePattern>
<delete>
Description
This tag is an optional advanced feature lets you control how to delete a participant. Without 
this tag, the participant is deleted by removing it completely but only if no server behaviors 
refer to it. By specifying a 
<delete>
 tag, you can specify that it should never be deleted or 
that only portions should be deleted.
Parent
implementation
Type
Tag.
Required
No.
<delete> attributes
The following items are valid attributes of the delete tag.
deleteType
Description
This attribute is used to indicate the type of delete to perform. It has different meanings, 
depending on whether the participant is a directive, a tag, or an attribute. By default, the 
entire participant is deleted.