# Transaction groups delete records older than

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-groups-delete-records-older-than/42521>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** vision, scripting, database, ignition79, ignition80\
**Created:** [January 22, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-groups-delete-records-older-than/42521 "2021-01-22T14:00:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-groups-delete-records-older-than/42521/16 "2021-01-22T15:58:45Z")

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From another thread, the deletion is a separate task from the group:

> [@Delete records older than (Transaction Groups) - How does this work?](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/delete-records-older-than-transaction-groups-how-does-this-work/36532/3):
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> A vendor once told me this: Es. for “Delete Records older than” X : X \< 1 hour, the delete task execute every minute 1 hour\< X \<12 hours, every 15 minutes X \> 12 hours, every hour Of course in addition to @PGriffith’s answer wink

That said, is there anything in the log?

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