Deleting Submissions

By default, submissions can only be archived but not deleted. However, when creating a data collection, the administrator can define whether it is possible to delete the submissions for a particular data collection.

To enable the delete function for a data collection simply turn on the Submissions deletable toggle on the data collection settings page.

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The Delete button will then appear in the saved submission forms for users with the appropriate permission.

Please note: Deletion will be possible for all submissions that are not referred to in a submission in another data collection. Archiving or deleting an entry that is referenced in another data collection will lead to an error message.

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Delete button

Note: Deleted entries can be restored by our IT using the database. Only delete entries if you are sure that they will not be needed again. Archiving them is in almost all cases the preferrable option.