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	* user has permission to delete records (which is [[User permissions\|set by the admin]])		* user has permission to delete records (which is [[User permissions\|set by the admin]])

	When deleting a record, the information previously stored in the ''refs'' table of the database is not deleted but moved to the ''deleted'' table which obscures it from the web application. This allows an admin to recover accidentally deleted files ~~(though, currently~~, no interface ~~had~~ been made to do this).		When deleting a record, the information previously stored in the ''refs'' table of the database is not deleted but moved to the ''deleted'' table which obscures it from the web application. This allows an admin to recover accidentally deleted files. However, so far no interface has been made to do this.

	== Batch Deletion of Records ==		== Batch Deletion of Records ==
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	However, the admin can execute an [[Batch SQL modifications\|appropriate MySQL command]] (via ''sql_search.php'') to remove many records at once.		However, the admin can execute an [[Batch SQL modifications\|appropriate MySQL command]] (via ''sql_search.php'') to remove many records at once.

	PLEASE NOTE: in both cases, the uploaded and linked files (e.g. .pdf's) will not be deleted. So the admin ~~should do this~~ manually.		PLEASE NOTE: In both cases, the uploaded and linked files (e.g. .pdf's) will not be deleted. So the admin has to remove any related files manually.

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Original page content from 05-May-2008

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In order to delete a record please click the little pencil (edit) icon that's available in any list view next to a record. Then press the "Delete Record" button at the bottom of the edit page.

The admin user is allowed to delete any records. A user, who is not logged in as admin, can remove an entry if all of the following conditions are met:

* user is logged in
* user is the owner/creator of this record (i.e., the user is the first one listed in the ''location'' field)
* nobody else is subscribed to this record (i.e., no other users are listed within the ''location'' field)
* user has permission to delete records (which is [[User permissions|set by the admin]])

When deleting a record, the information previously stored in the ''refs'' table of the database is not deleted but moved to the ''deleted'' table which obscures it from the web application. This allows an admin to recover accidentally deleted files (though, currently, no interface had been made to do this).

== Batch Deletion of Records ==

In the current version of refbase, there is no way to do a batch deletion of entries from within the web interface.
However, the admin can execute an [[Batch SQL modifications|appropriate MySQL command]] (via ''sql_search.php'') to remove many records at once.

PLEASE NOTE: in both cases, the uploaded and linked files (e.g. .pdf's) will not be deleted. So the admin should do this manually.

[[Category:Usage]]