{"id":24124,"date":"2024-02-15T14:53:34","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T22:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.extraview.com\/v25\/book\/mass-deleting-issues-4\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T17:07:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T01:07:50","slug":"mass-deleting-issues-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/docs.extraview.com\/v25\/mass-deleting-issues-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass Deleting of Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"v25\/mass-deleting-issues-3\/\">Click for related information<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #b22222;\">Extreme caution should be used with this utility.\u00a0 Only user roles who have the authority to make mass changes which cannot be undone should be granted access to this utility.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The primary use for this feature is to allow organizations who have record retention policies to be in compliance with these policies.\u00a0 For example, some organizations may have a policy that states that records more than 7 years old should be deleted.<\/p>\n<p>Access to this feature is granted with the security permission key named PR_RESOLUTION.MASS_DELETE_ISSUES.\u00a0 Again, it is strongly recommended that only user roles who have permission to make wholesale changes to your database should be given permission to this utility.<\/p>\n<p>With permission, a button labeled\u00a0<strong>Mass Delete Issues<\/strong>\u200b appears on the output of Quicklists and Column reports.\u00a0 This button invokes the utility and shows a screen similar to the following:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 90%;\" src=\"\/v25\/extraview-media\/images\/ug\/part_one\/mass-delete.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The same set of issues that were seen on the Quicklist or Column report are displayed, each with a checkbox allowing it to be selected or deselected for deletion.\u00a0 Note the checkbox at the bottom of the list at allows you to select or deselect all the issues with a single click of your mouse.<\/p>\n<p>If you do not check the\u00a0<strong>\u200bDelete All History<\/strong>\u200b box, the history of the issues will be retained within the database, and it may be possible, with the use of database scripts to recover the deleted issues.\u00a0 If you check this box, the issues cannot be recovered and are permanently deleted.<\/p>\n<p>When you have made the appropriate selections for deletion, click the\u00a0<strong>\u200bDelete Selected Records<\/strong>\u200b button on the menubar.\u00a0 You will be asked to confirm that it is OK to proceed.\u00a0 There will be a progress screen displayed.\u00a0 Once the deletion is complete, there will be a summary of the deletions made.<\/p>\n<h3>Configuring the Fields Displayed on the Screen<\/h3>\n<p>By default, the fields named VIEW_BUTTON, ID, AREA, PROJECT, and SHORT_DESCR appear on the review screen.\u00a0 These fields may be changed via the behavior setting named MASS_DELETE_TEMPLATE.\u00a0 This field contains a comma-delimited list of the fields that are displayed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"v25\/mass-deleting-issues-3\/\">Click for related information<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click for related information Extreme caution should be used with this utility.\u00a0 Only user roles who have the authority to make mass changes which cannot be undone should be granted access to this utility. 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