Working with the Recycle Bin

When records are added to the Recycle Bin, they no longer appear in Views or Reports. The record and all related information are effectively removed from normal processing in the platform.

Records in the Recycle Bin are held for 30 days before they are automatically and permanently deleted

Note: An operation on 2500 records or more will be processed Offline.

To view the Recycle Bin:

1. Users click {Login Name} > Account Management > Recycle Bin to view their personal recycle bin
   Administators click > Shared Global Resources > Recycle Bin to view the global recycle bin
2. Optionally, choose to Restore individual records or Delete Forever.
3. Or choose to Empty the Recycle Bin

Restore

This option restores the data and all the related information that was deleted.

To restore records:

1. Click the checkbox next to the record(s) of interest
2. Click [More Actions]
3. Click Restore to move the selected records out of the Recycle Bin and back into normal use

Delete Forever

This option permanently deletes a record and its related information.

These records cannot be recovered

To permanently delete record(s):

1. Click the checkbox next to the record(s) of interest
2. Click [More Actions]
3. Click Delete Forever to permanently delete the selected records

Empty the Recycle Bin

This option permanently deletes all records in the Recycle Bin, and all of their related information.

These records cannot be recovered

To empty the Recycle Bin:

1. Click the [Empty Recycle Bin] button
2. Confirm your action to permanently delete the contents of the Recycle Bin.