(OBX) Custom Mass Delete Board Button (Classic only)

05-Mar-2025
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This article describes the steps to create a custom mass delete button from a List View. The same feature is possible for Tasks also.

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The steps

Go to Setup | Create | Objects
Click on the Name of the Custom Object
Scroll down to the Buttons, Links & Actions section.
Click on New Button or Link
Name it as Delete
Select the Display Type: List Button
Do check the option: Display Checkboxes (for Multi-Record Selection)
Behaviour: Execute JavaScript
Content Source: OnClick JavaScript

Copy and paste the following code:

{!REQUIRESCRIPT('/soap/ajax/29.0/connection.js')}
try
{
 var selectedRecords = {!GETRECORDIDS( $ObjectType.taskfeed1__Board__c )};
 if(selectedRecords.length<1)
 alert('Please Select at Least One Row !');
 else
 {
 userConsent = confirm(
 selectedRecords.length +
 ' Record(s) will be Deleted. Continue ? '
 );
 if(userConsent == true)
 {
 delResult = sforce.connection.deleteIds(selectedRecords);
 if (delResult[0].getBoolean("success"))
 {
 alert('The Record(s) were Deleted Successfully.');
 window.location.reload();
 }
 else
 alert(
 'The Record(s) Could Not be Deleted. Error Message: ' +
 delResult[0].errors.message
 );
 }
 }
}
catch(e)
{
 alert('The Action Could not be Completed. Error Message: ' + e);
}

Select Save

Now, we've to add it to the List View. Here you go:

Go to Setup | Create | Objects
Click on the Name of the Object
Scroll down to Search Layouts section
Click Edit next to List View Layout
Move our new button from the Available Buttons to the Selected Buttons List
Select Save
Navigate to the Precursive OBX Boards tab and select a List View.

This article is about Precursive OBX

(OBX) Custom Mass Delete Board Button (Classic only)

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