# Deleting a query template

Available in...

* Big Data Platform
* Cloud API Services Platform
* Cloud Big Data Platform
* Cloud Data Fabric
* Cloud Data Management Platform
* Data Fabric
* Data Management Platform
* Data Services Platform
* MDM Platform
* Real-Time Big Data Platform

You can delete the query template you create for a specific database.

## Procedure

1. In the DQ Repository tree view, expand Libraries > Indicators.
2. Expand System Indicators > Pattern Matching.

   ![Pattern Matching node expanded in the DQ Repository tree view.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/Resources/images/declaring_patterns.png)
3. Double-click Regular Expression Matching, or right-click it and select Open from the contextual menu.

   The corresponding view is displayed to show the indicator metadata and its definition.

   ![](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/Resources/images/declaring_patterns2.png) ![Overview of the Indicator Metadata and the Indicator Definition sections.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/Content/studio-general/1088201583.htm)
4. Click ![Delete Expression icon](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/Resources/images/cross.png) next to the database for which you want to delete the query template.

## Results

The selected query template is deleted from the list in the Indicator definition view.