Hey guys, I am using Coda as a mini ERP x CRM for my company. I appreciate the flexibility and modularity and was able to put something together in less than 4 months; something that would have taken us probably over a year to build ourselves. However, there are a few things that really bugged me.…

we always provide a DELETE button that just flags the row as logically deleted. live views are always filtered to never show these rows.

Hi, For now you can partially compensate : Create DB Log :slight_smile: ( one col text and on col auto date created) And buton delete on you table task for exemple : On click : addrow(DB Log, log, your data) and delete thisrow :slight_smile:

As @Max_OBrien said. Lock the table so that the user can’t delete rows, then add a delete button that changes the row’s status and hide all rows with that status from the user’s view. Remember to also have hidden columns for “date deleted” and “deleted by”. [bilde]

An additional benefit of that method is that you can build a page with rows tagged as “deleted”. Then you can have a button to “undo” the deletion and another one to permanently delete the row (for obvious mistakes). And you can create a hidden table where you select users who should have the right …

To generalise what the commenters before me said: “It is not only necessary to customise the system, but also to systemise the custom”. When you get to the stage where you use Coda as a “mini ERP + CRM” it is very necessary that you have defensive code in place to protect the data in the system. B…

You are right. Thank you for the suggestion!

Data Logs & undo row deletion

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YES!! Support outside of California office hours + proper number localization + customization for the “submit” button in a form = happier non-US customers. Maybe some day…

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Data Logs & undo row deletion

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