Add a batch job that removes orphaned references in a given field

Created on 9 June 2018, over 6 years ago
Updated 13 June 2024, 7 months ago

Problem/Motivation

Entity reference field items are not removed when the referenced entity is deleted.

Proposed resolution

Add a way to clean up dangling references in a batch job.

Remaining tasks

🐛 Remove orphaned (dangling) entity references when an entity is deleted Active

User interface changes

A New button in the field storage config form for entity reference fields. Clicking it starts a batch job which displays a short summary with the number of removed items after finishing.

API changes

None

Data model changes

None

Feature request
Status

Closed: won't fix

Version

10.2

Component
Entity 

Last updated about 17 hours ago

Created by

🇵🇱Poland blazey

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