From 64d9fd540f177a01faa8035682c6c2919c0aaca8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rajasree2004 <rajasree.selva@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2025 17:17:47 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Add Safe Bulk Delete

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 .../GlideRecord/Safe Bulk Delete/README.md    | 32 ++++++++++++++++++
 .../Safe Bulk Delete/safeDelete.js            | 33 +++++++++++++++++++
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 create mode 100644 Core ServiceNow APIs/GlideRecord/Safe Bulk Delete/README.md
 create mode 100644 Core ServiceNow APIs/GlideRecord/Safe Bulk Delete/safeDelete.js

diff --git a/Core ServiceNow APIs/GlideRecord/Safe Bulk Delete/README.md b/Core ServiceNow APIs/GlideRecord/Safe Bulk Delete/README.md
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+# GlideRecord Bulk Delete with Safety Checks
+
+## Description
+This snippet allows you to safely delete multiple records from a ServiceNow table based on an encoded query.
+It logs all records that match the query so you can review them before actually deleting anything.  
+Helps prevent accidental mass deletion of important data.
+
+## Note 
+- Works in Global Scope by default
+- Can be executed in Background Scripts or Script Includes
+- **ALWAYS REVIEW LOGS BEFORE ENABLING DELETION**
+## Prerequisites
+- Server-side context (Background Script, Business Rule, Script Include)
+- Access to the target table
+- Basic understanding of GlideRecord and Encoded Queries
+
+## Usage
+```javascript
+// Logs all active low-priority incidents that would be deleted
+safeDelete('incident', 'active=true^priority=5');
+
+// To perform actual deletion, uncomment gr.deleteRecord() inside the function
+```
+
+## Output
+```
+Records matching query: 3
+Record sys_id: 12345abcdef would be deleted.
+Record sys_id: 23456bcdef would be deleted.
+Record sys_id: 34567cdefg would be deleted.
+Bulk delete preview complete. Verify logs before enabling deletion.
+```
diff --git a/Core ServiceNow APIs/GlideRecord/Safe Bulk Delete/safeDelete.js b/Core ServiceNow APIs/GlideRecord/Safe Bulk Delete/safeDelete.js
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+/**
+ * Safely delete multiple records from a ServiceNow table.
+ * Logs all affected records before deletion to prevent accidental data loss.
+ * Uncomment gr.deleteRecord() to perform the actual deletion.
+ *
+ * @param {string} table - The table name
+ * @param {string} encodedQuery - GlideRecord encoded query for filtering records
+ */
+function safeDelete(table, encodedQuery) {
+    if (!table || !encodedQuery) {
+        gs.error('Both table name and encoded query are required.');
+        return;
+    }
+
+    var gr = new GlideRecord(table);
+    gr.addEncodedQuery(encodedQuery);
+    gr.query();
+
+    var count = gr.getRowCount();
+    gs.info('Records matching query: ' + count);
+
+    if (count === 0) {
+        gs.info('No records found. Nothing to delete.');
+        return;
+    }
+
+    while (gr.next()) {
+        gs.info('Record sys_id: ' + gr.getValue('sys_id') + ' would be deleted.');
+        // gr.deleteRecord(); // Uncomment this line to actually delete
+    }
+
+    gs.info('Bulk delete preview complete. Verify logs before enabling deletion.');
+}