Bulk actions let you update many assets at once from the Search page — no need to open each asset individually. They're a fast way to tag a batch of reports with a domain, replace an owner across a group of datasets, restrict discovery on a sensitive set of assets, or clean up obsolete ones.
Four actions are available in bulk:
Edit Property — set a property value on every selected asset.
Edit Relations — add or change relations between assets.
Restrict Discovery — change the visibility of assets so only specific users or teams can see them.
Delete — permanently remove the selected assets.
Starting a bulk action
Bulk actions are launched from the Search page. The flow is always the same: filter to the assets you want, switch into bulk-action mode, choose what to do, and save.
Go to the Search page and use the filters (or one of your Custom views) to narrow down the result set to the assets you want to update.
Click the Bulk actions icon in the top-right of the result table tools (next to sorting and column settings).
The page switches into bulk-action mode: a left-hand filter panel appears with Key filters and All filters tabs for refining your selection further, an action bar appears above the results, and checkboxes appear next to every asset so you can fine-tune the selection.
The active-filter banner: When you have filters applied, the panel shows "You have N active filter(s)" with a Clear all shortcut. Useful when you want to start the selection over without leaving bulk-action mode.
Editing a property in bulk
Use Edit Property to set the same value for a property across all selected assets — for example, setting Business Domain to Finance on every Power BI report in your selection.
With your selection in place, click Edit Property in the action bar.
In the side panel that opens on the right, pick the property you want to change and the value you want to set.
Click Save.
When the update finishes, a green confirmation banner tells you how many assets were updated and offers a quick link to refresh the page so the new values appear in the result table.
Which properties can I update in bulk?
Bulk Edit Property is currently available for properties of type dropdown and collaborator (user/team) only. Other property types — like free-text or date — need to be edited per asset.
Other bulk actions
Edit Relations
Use this to add or change relations between the selected assets and one or more other assets in the catalog — for example, linking a batch of reports to the dataset they all read from.
Restrict Discovery
Change the visibility of the selected assets so they're only discoverable by specific users or teams. Useful when you've imported a group of sensitive assets that shouldn't appear in catalog-wide search for everyone.
Delete
Permanently removes the selected assets from the catalog. A confirmation dialog shows how many assets will be deleted before the action runs.
This is permanent: Deleted assets cannot be restored from inside dScribe. If you only want to hide assets from most users, consider Restrict Discovery instead.
Limits and permissions
A few things to keep in mind so a bulk run goes smoothly:
Batch size: Bulk actions work reliably in batches of 200 assets. If your selection is bigger, run the action in multiple passes (filter to the first 200) or execute the bulk action multiple times (Save, refresh the page, set the same filter selection, repeat). dScribe surfaces an inline reminder about this whenever bulk-action mode is open.
Per-asset permission check: Every bulk action verifies your access policies on each asset before applying the change. If some assets in your selection are skipped, it's usually because you don't have edit permission for them.
Sensitive actions are restricted: Bulk delete and bulk restrict discovery are limited to administrators. Editors and viewers won't see these options.
Where to go next
→ Search — the filter, sort, and column controls that drive your selection
→ Custom views on the search page — save a filter setup so you can jump back into the same selection later
→ Access Policies — control which assets a user can edit (and therefore include in a bulk action)
Have a question or can't find what you're looking for? Use the chat icon inside the catalog to reach the dScribe support team.