Purging BOD information

The BOD Information table collects certain BOD data from incoming BODs. This data constantly builds up and, over time, could cause performance issues. For this reason, system administrators should periodically purge information from that table. This can be done using an automated process or using this manual procedure.

Note: For the procedure to set up the automated process, see Scheduling background tasks (developer or administrator).

Open the Purge BOD Information form.
In the Through Date field, specify the most recent date for which to purge information
This is typically not the current date, but a date that is several days prior.
Optionally, to have the system automatically increment the date when a purge is performed, select the Increment Date option.
This option is not normally used or needed for manual purges. The Increment Date option is intended primarily for use in automated purges.
For example, if you were to put in a date that is 16 days ago and select the Increment Date option and run it in the background as a daily task, then every day, the system would run with that parameter recalculated as 16 days before the current date (effectively purging data for only the single day that was 16 days previous).
Click Process.
When prompted, click Yes.

Any BOD data in the BOD Information table that precedes the specified date is removed from the table.