KB3188153 - FIX: Long time required to purge many members from an entity in SQL Server 2016 Master Data Services

Applies To
SQL Server 2016 Developer - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2016 Enterprise - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2016 Enterprise Core - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2016 Standard - duplicate (do not use)

Symptoms

When you purge (permanently delete) many members from an entity in SQL Server 2016 Master Data Services (MDS), it takes a very long time to remove those members.

Resolution

The fix for this issue is included in the following cumulative update for SQL Server:

Cumulative Update 3 for SQL Server 2016
      

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Each new cumulative update for SQL Server contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous cumulative update. Check out the latest cumulative updates for SQL Server:

Latest cumulative update for SQL Server 2016
      

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

References

Purge Version Members (Master Data Services)
        
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