Hi everyone!
I'm taking this down-time to do some system cleanup and was wondering how you all handle old lists?
Currently, I've been inactivating them, but some are over a year old (either create date or last generated). Is deleting lists a no-no, or does it really depend on if you think a specific list will ever be used again?
Thanks! I know it's different based on each organization, but I'd love to hear your best practices!
Our Consortium users are welcome to delete their own lists whenever they are ready to, but we also have a utility running monthly that inactivates and deletes older lists. Removing these unused lists keeps that list page manageable, as well as helps when removing or upgrading custom functionality, since we know what data is still being referenced.
I shared this to the Network a while back if you want to take a look: https://www.tessituranetwork.com/Files/Shared-Reports/Manage-Lists-Utility
We use a similar approach for extractions and output sets.
Good luck on your spring cleaning!
Katie,
Can you share this with me via email? Looks like what you shared is not on the shared reports page as of now.
Ashley Elliott
Database Administrator
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
314-286-4198
ashleye@slso.org
Sure thing, Ashley. I'll send it to you directly. If anyone else would like it, please email me.
Hi Katie,
Thank you for your willingness to share this information. I sent you a direct message here on the forums, but I wanted to make sure I asked here too. May I please trouble you for a copy of this code? I think it will be helpful to my org.
Thank you