# Enable Bulk Editing

## Overview

This guide covers the essentials of setting up Bulk Edit capabilities within your [**Data Table**](/dynamic-components/components/data-table.md). By combining row selection (checkboxes) with Header Actions, you can empower your users to update multiple records simultaneously, significantly reducing manual data entry time.

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#### What You’ll Achieve

In this tutorial, you will learn how to:

* **Enable Multi-Row Selection**: Activate checkboxes that allow users to select multiple records for a single batch action.
* **Configure the "Edit Selected" Interaction**: Set up the specific interaction that launches a pre-built modal. This window automatically displays only the fields you have already marked as Editable in your data mappings.
* **Automate Mass Updates**: Use the built-in bulk update logic. Once the user submits their changes in the modal, the component automatically handles the mass update to Salesforce—no additional flow or complex logic is required

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## Guided Steps

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#### Set Up Your Data Table

Add the Data Table component to your page and establish your **Data Source** (usually a Query). Map your initial fields to columns and configure your basic layout settings, such as the header title and any necessary filters.
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#### Enable Editable Fields

* Go to the **Data Mappings** section.
* Click on the **Column Name** you want users to be able to edit.
* Toggle the **Editable** attribute to **ON**.
* *Repeat this for every field you want to appear in the bulk edit modal*

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The Bulk Edit feature only applies to fields explicitly marked as editable.
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#### Allow Multi-Row Selection

To edit multiple records at once, your users must be able to select them.

* In the Properties Panel, find the **Max Row Selection** attribute.
* Ensure this is either **left blank** (for unlimited selection) or set to a number **greater than one**.

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#### Create the "Bulk Edit" Header Action

Now, create the button that users will click to start the process.

* Navigate to the **Header** section in the Properties Panel.
* Add a new **Action**.
* Label it clearly (e.g., "Bulk Edit" or "Update Selected"). This button will appear in the top-right corner of your table.

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#### Make the header action functional

This is the logic that makes the button work.

* Switch to the **Interactions** tab.
* Select the **Header Action Click** event.
* **Target Name**: Select the "Bulk Edit" button you created in Step 4.
* **Type of Interaction**: Choose **Edit Selected Records**.
* (Optional) Configure a **Success Message** to confirm when records have been updated.

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#### Activate and test

Save your changes and preview the table. Select multiple rows using the checkboxes, click your new "Bulk Edit" button, and a modal will appear. Once you save changes in that modal, the Data Table will automatically commit them to Salesforce.
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