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Manually deleting Airtable records can be a pain 😖 - especially in common situations like deleting tasks for a cancelled project. But there IS an easier way to do it, and thats what we're talking about in this video. Follow along as we setup an Airtable automation using a simple script to automatically delete associated tasks after a project has been cancelled. Not familiar with scripts? We've got you covered! Click here for a FREE copy of the script used in this video. 👉 https://www.automationhelpers.com/templates/airtable-automation-to-delete-records ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ 🎯 Need help building your project? Book a FREE 30-minute consultation call and let our experts help. 👉 https://leeman.io/Xo3WQqn ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ 00:00 Intro 01:11 Setting up Necessary Airtable Fields 02:22 Building Automation for Deleting Records 05:55 Writing the Script for Deleting Records 08:31 Testing the Airtable Automation Covered in this video: 🔄 Manual task deletion pain point 🛠️ Using Airtable's Project tracker template 🚀 Signaling project cancellation in Airtable ✅ Setting up Project Status and Unique Airtable Record ID for your Projects and Records 🔄 Linking project IDs to tasks ✅ Building Automation for Deleting Tasks 🔄 Setting up automation triggers ⚠️ Airtable's record deletion limitations 🚀 Simple script execution 📋 BONUS: Script template! 🔄 Testing automation and script