# How to refresh the record list after a "soft delete"?
**URL:** https://www.five.org/t/how-to-refresh-the-record-list-after-a-soft-delete/640
**Category:** How do I?
**Created:** [May 3, 2026, 10:54pm UTC](https://www.five.org/t/how-to-refresh-the-record-list-after-a-soft-delete/640 "2026-05-03T22:54:37Z")
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### Author:  [@JeanXXIV](https://www.five.org/u/JeanXXIV)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2026, 10:54pm UTC](https://www.five.org/t/how-to-refresh-the-record-list-after-a-soft-delete/640/1 "2026-05-03T22:54:37Z")
Hello,
I have implemented a “soft delete” functionality by adding a IsDeleted field to my table. In y form, I added a condition to the Data Filter to only show records where ‘IsDeleted = 0’.
I created a custom button to perform the soft delete. However, I’m having trouble refreshing the interface:
When I trigger the soft delete, the form closes correctly using five.selectAction(“MyForm”) in the ‘On Finish’ event but the record list still shows the deleted item.
Is there a way that the record disappears from the list as soon as the soft delete function is executed ?
Note: The “undelete” function works fine when using a live query with the data view.
See the following gif. I also included the fdf application sample.
Thank you!
Jean
[TestSoftDelete-20260503-224657605906961.fdf](https://www.five.org/uploads/short-url/kD4ZMSRGtnIRP9ZVfX93U1970Io.fdf) (3.4 MB)
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### Author:  [@eltonsantos](https://www.five.org/u/eltonsantos)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://www.five.org/t/how-to-refresh-the-record-list-after-a-soft-delete/640/2 "2026-05-04T22:57:44Z")
Hi Jean,
Thank you for bringing up this question and for the details.
The issue you are facing is that the delete is not signalling to the form that a change has been made.
I will provide a workaround. Please let me know if that works.
```auto
function RefreshCurrentForm(five, context, result) {
five.selectMenu('Recyclebin')
five.selectAction("Fruits");
return five.success(result);
}
```
This will mimic the user leaving the form and returning, and that should give you the refreshed form after you update the table.
Observation:
Just to let you know, in the next version, which we are working on at this moment, you will only need to add the method ‘**five.refreshTable(“Fruits”);**’ in the function SoftDeleteFruit after you perform the Update, this will force the form and any live query that uses this table to update.
Regards,
Elton S
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### Author:  [@JeanXXIV](https://www.five.org/u/JeanXXIV)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2026, 12:55am UTC](https://www.five.org/t/how-to-refresh-the-record-list-after-a-soft-delete/640/3 "2026-05-05T00:55:29Z")
Hi Elton,
Great! works fine on the sample and on my application, thank you!
Regards,
Jean
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### Author:  [@eltonsantos](https://www.five.org/u/eltonsantos)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2026, 3:14am UTC](https://www.five.org/t/how-to-refresh-the-record-list-after-a-soft-delete/640/4 "2026-08-24T03:14:19Z")
Hi Jean,
Your latest account upgrade should have the fixes for this issue.
Can you please try again using the method ‘**five.refreshTable(“Fruits”);**’ and let me know how that goes?
Thank you.
Elton S
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### Author:  [@JeanXXIV](https://www.five.org/u/JeanXXIV)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://www.five.org/t/how-to-refresh-the-record-list-after-a-soft-delete/640/5 "2026-08-26T14:28:08Z")
Good! I removed the workaround in the sample and the record disappears from the list as soon as the soft delete button is pressed. Thank you!