ToolJet/docs/versioned_docs/version-3.16.0-LTS/widgets/table/bulk-row-operations.md

---
id: bulk-row-operations
title: Bulk Row Operations
---

This guide explains how to perform bulk operations on table rows using row selection, JavaScript queries, and SQL with a configured SQL data source. PostgreSQL is used in the examples, but the same approach applies to other SQL databases.


### Prerequisites

- A connected SQL data source
- A Table component added to the canvas
- Basic familiarity with:
    - Table row selection
    - JavaScript queries
    - SQL queries

## Setup

### Step 1: Fetch Data from the Database
- Create an SQL query named *getRecords*.
- Use:
    ```sql
    SELECT * FROM <table_name>
    ```
- Enable Run query on application load.

### Step 2: Populate the Table
- Add a **Table** component.
- Set the Data property:

```js
{{queries.getRecords.data}}
```

<img className="screenshot-full img-full" src="/img/widgets/table/bulk-row-operations/populate.png" alt="Populate the Table" />

### Step 3: Enable Row Selection
In Table properties, navigate to *Row Selection* and enable:
- Allow selection
- Highlight selected row
- Bulk selection

<img className="screenshot-full img-full" src="/img/widgets/table/bulk-row-operations/row-selection.png" alt="Populate the Table" />

## Bulk Delete Rows

### Step 1: Create a JavaScript Query to Generate Delete SQL Query
- Create a RunJS Query named `generateDeleteSQLQuery` to read selected rows from table and generate a DELETE query.

- Enter the following code:

    ```js
    const uniqueIdentifier = "id";

    const idsToDelete = Object.values(components.ordersTable.selectedRows).map(dataUpdate => dataUpdate[uniqueIdentifier]);

    const idsString = idsToDelete.map(id => `'${id}'`).join(', ');

    const SQL = `DELETE FROM orders WHERE ${uniqueIdentifier} IN (${idsString});`;

    return SQL;
    ```
- Click on the Preview button to see the SQL statement generated by the query.

    <img className="screenshot-full img-full" src="/img/widgets/table/bulk-row-operations/generateDeleteSQLQuery.png" alt="Generate Delete SQL Query" />

### Step 2: Create a New Postgres Query to Delete the Data
- Create a Postgres Query named `deleteRecords` to run the query returned from *generateDeleteSQLQuery* and delete the data.
- Select SQL Mode.
- Enter the following code:

    ```sql
    {{queries.generateDeleteSQLQuery.data}} 
    ```
    <img className="screenshot-full img-full" src="/img/widgets/table/bulk-row-operations/deleteRecords.png" alt="Run Delete SQL Query" />
- Go to Settings. Add a new Event handler. Select *Query Success* as Event, *Run Query* as Action and *getRecords* as Query. This ensures the data is refreshed upon deletion of data.
    <img className="screenshot-full img-full" src="/img/widgets/table/bulk-row-operations/deleteRecordsEvent.png" alt="Refresh Data" />

### Step 3: Link the JavaScript Query to the Delete Query
- Open Settings for the *generateDeleteSQLQuery*.
- Add a new Event handler. Select *Query Success* as Event, *Run Query* as Action and *deleteRecords* as Query.

    <img className="screenshot-full img-full" src="/img/widgets/table/bulk-row-operations/generateDeleteSQLQueryEvent.png" alt="Generate Delete SQL Query Success Event" />

This ensures that once the SQL is generated successfully, the delete query runs automatically.

### Step 4: Add a Button to Delete the Selected Rows
- Edit its properties and set the Label property to "Delete selected".
- Add a new Event event handler to the button.
- Select *On click* as the Event, *Run Query* as the Action, and *generateDeleteSQLQuery* as the Query.

    <img className="screenshot-full img-full mt-5" src="/img/widgets/table/bulk-row-operations/deleteButton.png" alt="Delete Button" />
- Optionally, we can add a Loading state and Visibility as well.

## Bulk Update Rows

### Step 1: Make Columns Editable
Under Table Columns, enable *Make editable* for required columns.
    <img className="screenshot-full img-full mt-5" src="/img/widgets/table/bulk-row-operations/makeEditable.png" alt="Make Column Editable" />

### Step 2: Create a JavaScript Query to Generate Update SQL Query
- Create a RunJS Query named `generateUpdateSQLQuery` to read selected rows from table and generate an UPDATE query.
- Enter the following code:

    ```js
    const uniqueIdentifier = "id"
    const cols = Object.values(components.ordersTable.changeSet).map((col, index) => {
        return {
            col: Object.keys(col),
        [uniqueIdentifier]: Object.values(components.ordersTable.dataUpdates)[index][uniqueIdentifier],
        values: Object.values(col),
    };
    });

    const sql = cols.map((column) => {
        const { col, id, values } = column;
    const cols = col.map((col, index) => `${col} = '${values[index]}'`);
    return `UPDATE orders SET ${cols.join(", ")} WHERE id = '${id}';`;
    });

    return sql
    ```
- Click on the Preview button to see the SQL statement generated by the query.
    <img className="screenshot-full img-full" src="/img/widgets/table/bulk-row-operations/generateUpdateSQLQuery.png" alt="Generate Update SQL Query" />

### Step 3: Create a New Postgres Query to Update the Data
- Create a Postgres Query named `updateRecords` to run the query returned from *generateUpdateSQLQuery* and update the data.
- Select SQL Mode.
- Enter the following code:

    ```sql
    {{queries.generateUpdateSQLQuery.data.join(' ')}} 
    ```
    <img className="screenshot-full img-full" src="/img/widgets/table/bulk-row-operations/updateRecords.png" alt="Run Update SQL Query" />
- Go to Settings. Add a new Event handler. Select *Query Success* as Event, *Run Query* as Action and *getRecords* as Query. This ensures the data is refreshed after the update operation.
    <img className="screenshot-full img-full" src="/img/widgets/table/bulk-row-operations/updateRecordsEvent.png" alt="Refresh Data" />

### Step 4: Link the JavaScript Query to the Update Query
- Open Settings for the *generateUpdateSQLQuery*.
- Add a new Event handler. Select *Query Success* as Event, *Run Query* as Action and *updateRecords* as Query.

    <img className="screenshot-full img-full" src="/img/widgets/table/bulk-row-operations/generateUpdateSQLQueryEvent.png" alt="Generate Update SQL Query Success Event" />

This ensures that once the SQL is generated successfully, the update query runs automatically.

### Step 5: Adding Event Handler to Update the Data
- Edit the *ordersTable* component and add an event handler for *Save Changes* event so that whenever a user will edit the Table and hit the *Save Changes* button the *generateUpdateSQLQuery* query will run.

- Optionally, add loading state to the Table by clicking on *fx* next to the *Loading state* property and using the following code:

    ```js
    {{queries.generateUpdateSQLQuery.isLoading || queries.updateRecords.isLoading || queries.getRecords.isLoading}}
    ```
<img className="screenshot-full img-full" src="/img/widgets/table/bulk-row-operations/saveChanges.png" alt="Save Changes" />