docs(gms): clarify behavior of soft deletion in UI (#7117)

datahub-project · Jan 24, 2023 · 1378ae4 · 1378ae4
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 ##### Soft Deleting an Entity
 
 DataHub uses a special "Status" aspect associated with each entity to represent the lifecycle state of an Entity.
-To soft delete an entire Entity, such that it no longer appears in the UI, you can use the special "Status" aspect.
+To soft delete an entire Entity, you can use the special "Status" aspect. Note that soft deletion means that
+an entity will not be discoverable via Search or Browse, but its entity page will still be viewable.
 
 For example, to delete a particular chart: