Deleting workflow items without executing them

I would like to delete workflow items without executing them. We are not really using workflow, although it has been enabled. Obviously, these items are usually not completed.

Alon Raskin

Published: 01 Apr 2003

I would like to delete workflow items without executing them. We are not really using workflow, although it has...

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been enabled. Obviously, these items are usually not completed. Is there a way to mass delete them if they are older than a certain date?

You can use transactions SWWL to mass delete Work Items of a certain date, etc. I suggest you look into what is triggering these workflows and de-activate the root cause.

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