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by Kyla Glover Published 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago
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How do I find archived activities in Salesforce?

Salesforce archives activities (tasks and events) that are over a year old. You can use queryAll () to query on all Task and Event records, archived or not. You can also filter on the isArchived field to find only the archived objects. You cannot use query () as it automatically filters out all records where isArchived is set to true.

What is isarchived activities in Salesforce?

Archived Activities Salesforce archives activities (tasks and events) that are over a year old. You can use queryAll() to query on all Task and Event records, archived or not. You can also filter on the isArchived field to find only the archived objects. Older Events and Tasks are archived according to the criteria listed below.

How to get all archived task Records in a batch file?

Apex Data Loader 22.0 has got 'Export All' button and it seems to be able to retrieve archived records. When you select 'Export All' from Apex data loader, you would get all the Task records, i.e. Active as well as Arvhived. With this, in your batch class you would get all the archived Task records. Hope that helps.

Are task Records taking up space on my full sandbox?

I ran into storage space issues on my Full Sandbox. On inspecting Storage Usage, I found that Task records were taking up the bulk of storage. There are around 100 K Task records.

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Does Salesforce auto archive tasks?

Salesforce doesn't archive recurring tasks or events in a series. Salesforce doesn't delete archived activities, but you can manually delete them.

How do I unarchive a task in Salesforce?

Unarchive TasksUse the Salesforce global search to search for the archived task.From the search results, open the task.In the task details, click Edit.In the Edit dialog that comes up, uncheck the Archived checkbox.Click Save.

How do I delete an archived task in Salesforce?

Archived activities can be exported and/or deleted through API with Data Loader. To delete an archived activity you must have their record Ids which can be obtained directly from the record, through a report, or exporting the information with the Data Loader.

How long are tasks stored in Salesforce?

For Tasks, Salesforce will archive anything with a due date greater than 365 days ago or anything with no due date created 365 days ago. While Archived activities will appear in your Activity timeline, you will not be able to report on them. Consider yourself warned.

How do I archive tasks?

Archive a taskOpen the task you want to archive.Click the ellipsis ... in the upper-right corner of the task.Select Archive from the dropdown menu.

How do I query archived activities in Salesforce?

You can use queryAll() to query on all TASK and EVENT records, archived or not. You can also filter on the isArchived field to find only the archived objects.

Can you delete tasks in Salesforce?

You can mass delete tasks via the Mass Delete Tool or by running a report or export, then delete the records with the Data Loader.

What is archived in Salesforce?

Archiving lets you continue to store files in Salesforce without them being in a library or exposed in search results. Deleting files moves them to the Recycle Bin, where files remain for 15 days before being permanently, automatically deleted.

Can we delete a task in Salesforce?

From the Task's Salesforce record detail: You can also go to the Task's record detail in Salesforce to view more details and delete the task. Repeat steps 1 and 2 from the Taskfeed Tab, as shown above. Click under the Task's name to open the Task's record detail. Click Delete on the page-level controls.

Can you report on archived activities in Salesforce?

Our clients currently do year over year reports with tasks and other objects. Salesforce reports do not pick up tasks with activity dates older than a year. They can not compare the current year with other years using salesforce reports.

How do I increase archive days in Salesforce?

Change the Archive Days limit by Creating a Support Case and selecting 'Feature activation and limits' as your topic. Please provide the following information in the description: Are you the system administrator authorized on behalf of this organization to request this limit increase?

How do I archive an object in Salesforce?

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