In situations where you want to make the same modification to more
than one record, you can modify multiple HCL Compass records
at one time.
About this task
To modify multiple records:
Procedure
- Run a query whose result set includes the records
you want to modify.
- On the Result set tab, select
the records to modify.
To select multiple records consecutive records,
use the Shift key. To select multiple nonconsecutive records, use the Ctrl
key.
- On the record form, click Actions and
select an action.
- In the Multiple Record Update window, click Yes or No depending
on whether you want to apply the changes made to the first record to all selected
records.
- If you clicked Yes in the
previous step, you are asked to specify whether to view each record before
committing the changes to the database. Click Yes or No.
- Click OK.
The
first record that you selected appears in the record form.
- Modify the record as needed, and click Apply.
- Do one of the following:
- If you chose No in Step 4, make the changes
you want to each record as it appears in the record form. Then click Apply.
- If you chose Yes in Step 5, make additional
changes, as needed, to each record as it is displayed. Then click Apply.
To bypass making changes to a record, click Skip.
Results
When a record transitions to a different state, mandatory fields are
highlighted in red.