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Bulk Actions

The Bug Table in select mode with bugs ticked and the bulk action bar.

Before you start

  • Only workspace and organization admins can edit or delete bugs in bulk. Admins with the Observer Team Role can't. If you're a member, ask a workspace admin.
  • Bulk actions only work in the Bug Table, not on the boards.
  • To approve or reject several bugs at once, use the Review Queue instead. See Review Queue.
  • You can select up to 500 bugs at a time.

1. Select bugs

  1. Open a backlog from the Checkpoint menu and make sure you're in Bug Table view.
  2. Filter the table down to the bugs you want. See Bug Table and Boards.
  3. Click the checklist icon ("Select bugs for bulk actions") in the toolbar.
  4. Tick the bugs you want. Ticking only selects bugs on the current page.
  5. To select every bug that matches your filters, click Select all {N} matching.

The bar shows how many bugs are selected. Changing page, filters or sort clears your selection.

The Bug Table in select mode with two bugs ticked, and the select icon and bulk action bar highlighted

2. Set a field value

  1. Click Set field value… in the bulk action bar.
  2. Under Field, choose the field to change.
  3. Choose or type the new Value. For fields that hold several values, tick them under Values. This replaces each bug's existing values.
  4. Click Apply.

You'll see "{Field} set on {n} bugs." Only some field types can be set in bulk: single and multiple choice, text and number fields. Protected fields, such as Severity, aren't listed.

The Set field value on 2 bugs window with Environment chosen as the Field, Release as the Value, and Apply highlighted

3. Delete bugs

  1. Click Delete in the bulk action bar.
  2. Read the confirmation, then click Delete bugs.

You'll see "{n} bugs deleted". The bugs are archived and removed from the backlog. You can't restore them from the backlog page.

The Delete 2 bugs? confirmation with the Delete bugs button highlighted

Troubleshooting

  • You don't see the checklist icon. Only workspace and organization admins get bulk actions. Observers don't.
  • The checklist icon is greyed out. Switch to Bug Table view.
  • "Selected the first 500 matching bugs — narrow your filters to select the rest." Work in batches of 500 or fewer.
  • Set field value… isn't shown. Select at least one bug. The backlog also needs at least one field that can be set in bulk.
  • "Value is not a configured option for field “{field}”." The value isn't one of the field's options. Pick one from the list.
  • "Only workspace admins can bulk-edit bug fields." Ask a workspace admin to make the change.
  • "Could not delete these bugs." Try again. If it keeps happening, contact TopMod support.