Plan soft delete cleanly

Prompt that plans soft delete with hiding, restore and final deletion. Paste it into an AI tool of your choice, which then plans soft delete cleanly.

Topic: Apps & prototypes
Type: Prompt
Level: Intermediate
Time: about 15 min

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Object: document Field: deleted_at + deleted_by Hide in: list, search, export, statistics Unique: name only among active rows Restore: 30 days, logged Final: job after deadline, clear cache Test: deleted in search = 0 hits

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ObjectWhat gets deleted?

QueriesWhere could deleted rows appear?

RetentionHow long does it stay?

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Help me plan soft delete cleanly.
Object: [Object]
Queries: [Queries]
Retention: [Retention]
Steps: 1. Define which field marks the deletion and who sets it. 2. List every query, index and export that must hide deleted rows. 3. Settle unique rules when the same name is created again. 4. Plan restore with a deadline and a log. 5. Plan final deletion after the deadline, including backups and caches. 6. Write tests for accidental resurfacing.
Output: deletion field, query list, unique rule, restore, final deletion and tests.

Take particular care to hide deleted rows in every read path and remove them for good after the deadline.

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Paste the table shape and the main queries, without personal data. General note, not legal advice: settle retention and deletion periods with your data protection contact and choose the stricter option when in doubt.

Why does this work?

A deletion flag that search or an export ignores is worse than none. Every read path must know about it.

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Create a database view for active rows only, so new queries cannot forget the filter.

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