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title: "Deleting an Inventoried Service Number"
slug: "deleting-an-inventoried-service-number"
updated: 2026-08-10T20:21:48Z
published: 2026-08-10T20:21:48Z
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# Deleting an Inventoried Service Number

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> You can only delete service numbers that have NEVER been used.

In order to delete an inventoried service number, **Application > CostGuard Client > Inventory Management > Service Number Inventory > Service Numbers > Delete** must be enabled in your Permission Profile.

To delete an inventoried service number:

1. In the Service Number Search Results window, right-click on the service number and select **Delete**. This displays a confirmation window.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> You can only delete a service number that has an inventory status of ***Available*** or ***Not Available***.
2. Click **Yes** to delete the selected service number.

If the service number has never been used (its inventory status has never been set to anything other than Available, Not Available, or Reserved (see [Viewing Service Number Inventory History](/v1/docs/viewing-service-number-inventory-history)):
  - All reservations for the service number are deleted.
  - The service number inventory history associated with the service number is deleted.
  - The service number is deleted from inventory.
  - The confirmation window is closed.
  - You are returned to the Service Number Search Results window and the service number is deleted from that window.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> If the service number has been used, you cannot delete it. An error message is displayed. Click **Close** to close the error message and return to the Service Number Search Results window. The selected service number is not deleted from inventory.