What is a Bulk

Update Action?

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Note: Bulk Delete Update actions will only delete update records in tables with the Period of Transactional.

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The key difference between 

To delete To update records and persist the audit history of the record, see Delete Node1.09 Save Action Configuration.  

Creating Bulk

Update Actions

1. Click the 

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   1. Existing tables can be dragged from the Repository onto the canvas, then choose 

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       to create a Bulk Delete Bulk Update node
2. Alternatively, drag the 

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3. In the Create Bulk Delete Bulk Update Action window:
   1. Enter a NameChoose a Type from: Delete: allows only records satisfying the specified filter criteria to be deletedSet the filter criteria in the Bulk Delete Action  Insert excerpt_property_settings_property_settingsnopaneltrue under Data Retrieval Options - see section belowDelete All: deletes all data from the selected table 
   2. Choose to Allow Audited Table to display tables with Audit Manual Changes enabled in the Table drop down
      1. By default, tables with Audit Manual Changes enabled are not shown in the Table drop down list
   3. Choose the Table from the drop down where the records will be deletedupdated
      1. Or click the table icon to display tables in the Repository
   4. Select Create Action

When creating delete creating update actions it can be useful to set up confirmation messages that allow users to confirm or cancel the deletionupdate. See 1.13 Confirmation Message Configuration.

Setting

Update Action Filter Criteria

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1. Choose a Data Range from:
   1. Latest: selects data from the latest recordsets
   2. All: selects data from all recordsets (default)
2. Set the Filter Criteria to specify which records will be selected for deletion. See Filter → Filter Details
   1. Incoming attributes mapped to the Bulk Delete node Update node can be referenced in the Data Retrieval Options using the syntax, ConnectorName.AttributeName, e.g. in.MyAttribute

Specify Delete Batch Size

Worked Example

Here's a worked example using the Company Data (available from the Learning Centre).

In this example, we are using:  

• A Company Rejected Companies screen containing three grids of the Companies, Orders and OrderLines data - this screen was created using the Multi-Tile template

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Bulk

Update Company Employees

In this example, we'll set up an Actionflow to delete all companies with a Status of Rejected, along with any associated Orders and Order Lines.

a company is being taken over by another company and we need to update all employees to reflect their new CompanyID.

Actionflow Setup

1. Open the Company Management screen
2. Create an Actionflow on the Bulk Delete Run Acquisition button
   1. Name: BulkDeleteRejectedCompanies RunCompanyAcquisition
3. Configure the input connection point to the Companies data on the screen
4. On the Mappings window, ensure Page is selected for What data is being used?
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5. Map in CompanyID
6. Create 

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   1. These should contain filters so only the Orders and OrderLines for the companies with a Status of Rejected are mapped

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Bulk Delete Action Setup

1. Create three Bulk Delete Actions for deleting from the three tables: Companies, Orders and OrderLines
2. Map the associated ID attribute into the relevant Bulk Delete node
3. Set up filters on each node in the Data Retrieval Options section to ensure only records associated with a rejected company are deletedupdated

Testing

1. Return to the Company Rejected Companies screen
2. Press Bulk Delete button
3. Refresh the data in each grid to see the results