1. How to Delete a Thesis Dashboard in Python
Python 2 Thesis Support
Typo, the TPO Dragon
How to Delete a Thesis Dashboard in Python
Students, see Slides 2-3
Education advisors, see Slides 4-5
Only in-progress and future extraneous dashboards need to be, or are able to be, deleted. Previous graduates will have duplicate thesis entries because of the transfer over from old Python, but do not worry about them. 
Deleting extraneous dashboards concerns only the dashboards beginning now (the March 2018 class) and onward.
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2. Python 2 Thesis Support How to Delete an Extra Dashboard–Students 2
If you find you have two dashboards, you will need to delete one. To get started, sign into Python.
You can delete one of your dashboards by finding the two Python records using the Student Information module from the menu at the left and below the Student Folio folder.
Once you have selected Student Information, scroll down to the gray bar titled Thesis Information.
Here, you will find
the duplicated dashboards.
The section should look like this:
You may want to take note of
the Thesis ID of the dashboard you want to delete.
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3. Python 2 Thesis Support How to Delete an Extra Dashboard, continued 3
Click on the Edit pencil to the left of the dashboard you want to delete.
The Student Thesis Editor window will appear with boxes for Draft Thesis Title and Proposal Abstract. Scroll down to the bottom of the window, and find the three buttons.
Select the orange Delete Thesis button.
NOTE: If you are co-authoring a thesis, be sure to delete the dashboard with the single author. 3

4. Python 2 Thesis Support How to Delete an Extra Dashboard–Ed Techs 4
If your student has two dashboards, you will need to delete one.
If your student has two dashboards, delete one by finding his or her Python record using the Students module from your Educational Advisor folder.
Enter the student’s last name (in full or part) in the Search Student Name field. See image below.
Click on the student’s StuInfo link.
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5. Python 2 Thesis Support How to Delete an Extra Dashboard, continued 5
Select the student’s Student Info bar at the top of the page.
Scroll down to the Thesis Information section.
You may want to use the Thesis ID to help remember which dashboard you want to delete.
Click on the Edit pencil to the left of the unwanted dashboard.
When the Student Thesis Editor window appears, scroll to the bottom of the window, and select the orange Delete Thesis button. 5