About the Recycle Bin

The Recycle Bin helps protect against accidental data loss and supports administrative review by tracking when an estimate was deleted and which user deleted it.

When you delete an estimate, Estimating moves it to the Recycle Bin instead of removing it immediately. This enables you to review deleted estimates, restore them if needed, or (if you have permission) permanently delete them when you are sure they are no longer required.

You can use the Recycle Bin to:

Review estimates that were recently deleted
See when an estimate was deleted and who deleted it
Restore an estimate that was deleted accidentally
Permanently delete estimates that are no longer needed
Review audit information for estimates that have been permanently deleted

The Recycle Bin includes two panes:

Estimates — Used to review, restore, or permanently remove deleted estimates
Audit — Used to review audit information for estimates that have been permanently deleted

The Estimates pane

The Estimates tab lists estimates that have been deleted but have not yet been permanently removed.

Fields and buttons on the Estimates pane
Field or button	Description
Estimate	The name of the deleted estimate.
Estimate ID	The internal identifier for the estimate.
Deleted by	The user who deleted the estimate.
Deleted on	The date and time the estimate was deleted.
[Restore]	This button restores the selected estimate to the active estimates list.
[Delete]	This button permanently deletes the selected estimate.

The Audit pane

The Audit tab provides a record of estimates that have already been permanently deleted. It provides a historical record for reference and administrative tracking. (You cannot restore estimates shown on this tab.)

Fields and buttons on the Audit pane
Field	Description
Estimate	The name of the estimate that was permanently deleted.
Estimate ID	The internal identifier for the estimate.
Deleted by	The user who permanently deleted the estimate.
Deleted on	The date and time the estimate was permanently deleted.