.. _auto_physicaltest_remove_responses_by_template:

*REMOVE RESPONSES BY TEMPLATE*
==============================

Removes response entries from a physical test record by matching against a specified template or a list of explicit response names. Use this worker to bulk-clean unwanted or obsolete responses from a physical test without manually deleting them one by one.

When to use
-----------

Tagged: ``cleanup``, ``delete``, ``physical_test``, ``responses``, ``template``.

Inputs
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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Default
     - Required
     - Description
   * - Physicaltest
     - physicaltest_id
     - remote_lookup
     - —
     - ✓
     - The physical test record from which responses will be removed; resolved via remote lookup against the physicaltests datastore (required).
   * - Response Names
     - response_names
     - textarea
     - —
     - 
     - Newline- or comma-separated list of explicit response names to delete; used when no template is supplied or to supplement template-based removal.
   * - Template
     - template_id
     - remote_lookup
     - —
     - 
     - Template whose associated response definitions determine which responses are targeted for removal; leave blank if supplying explicit response names instead.

Outputs
-------

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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Description
   * - Physicaltest Id
     - physicaltest_id
     - integer
     - Integer ID of the physical test record that was modified, passed through for downstream chaining.
   * - Num Found
     - num_found
     - integer
     - Count of responses that matched the supplied template or name criteria before deletion.
   * - Num Deleted
     - num_deleted
     - integer
     - Count of responses successfully deleted from the physical test record.

Disciplines
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- data.dataset.transform
- platform.workflow

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