# Configure bulk actions in an app

> [HTML Version](enable-mass-actions.html)

In BRIX apps, you can apply bulk actions to selected items: **Edit**, **Delete**, **Change Status**, **Start Business Process**.

In this article, we see how to enable the option for users and customize the buttons on the app page. 

You can also use scripts with methods to add or delete items and update their fields in batches. Read more about it in the [Batch operations with app items in scripts](batch-actions.md) article.

## Enable bulk actions

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Only users who are members of the [Administrators](360006871932.md#administrator) group can enable bulk actions in the app and set up buttons.

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Bulk actions with items are enabled separately for each app:

1. Click the gear next to the app name and select **App Settings.**

2. Check the **Bulk actions** box.

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3. Save the settings.

## Customize bulk actions

By default, users will be able to bulk edit, delete, restore, and change the status of items. You can customize the actions or add a button to run a business process. To do this:

1. In the top right corner of the app page, click the gear icon.

2. Select the **Bulk Action Settings** option.

3. Click **Selected Items**.

4. From the list, select the action you want to change and click the gear next to its name.

5. In the opened window, you can rename the action, remove it from the list, and change other settings. For more details about the options for different buttons, see the [Button types and settings](button-types-settings.md) article.

6. To restore a deleted action or add the **Start Process** button next to the **Selected Items**, click on the **(plus_sign.png)** icon.

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There are additional settings for editing and starting a business process actions.

### Set up bulk edit

To change the property values of several items, you need to configure the bulk editing form of the app. The fields that will be available for editing are selected on this form. Read more about it in the [Bulk edit tab](mass-edit-tab.md) article.

### Set up bulk process start

Only a process whose [context](process_context.md) includes a field of the **App **(**Many**) type can be bound to the **Start** **Process** bulk action button. It must be associated with the app for which you are configuring the bulk action. This field will store the items selected by the user to start the process.

For example, so that you can bind the **Assignment of a person in charge** process to the **Incoming invoices** app, you need to create a new property in the context of this process. Specify the property type **App**, select the **Many** option, and in the **App** field specify **Incoming invoices**.

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In the process of assigning a responsible person, you can also automatically change the statuses of requests, if they are configured in the app. To do this, use the [Manage Status](360012263332.md) block.

To add an action and customize the process launch:

1. In the **Bulk Action Settings** window, select the **Add the “Start Process” button** option.

2. In the opened window, specify the button name, configure its visibility settings, and add a business process to be laucnhed when the button is clicked. For more details about these options, see the [Button types and settings](button-types-settings.md#add_launch_button) article.

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3. Click **Create**.

Note that with all the selected items, only _one_ process instance is started. The items are written to the process context variable that is specified in the button settings.

When using a bulk action, you can start a separate process instance for each marked item. To do this, a [subprocess](360012266792.md) must be used within the selected business process, and a loop must be created using an [exclusive gateway](360012495911.md#exclusive-gateway) and a [script](360028476691.md) added to the gateway settings.