# Delete individual connection values from its set

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**Created:** [October 13, 2024, 12:25am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/delete-individual-connection-values-from-its-set/18019 "2024-10-13T00:25:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Sara](https://forums.knack.com/u/Sara)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2024, 12:25am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/delete-individual-connection-values-from-its-set/18019/1 "2024-10-13T00:25:30Z")

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I have a connection with a set of possible values. What if one of those possible values is no longer possible and I would like to rid the set of that value? How do I?

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**Author:** ![CarlHolmes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.knack.com/carlholmes/32/2814_2.png) [@CarlHolmes](https://forums.knack.com/u/CarlHolmes)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2024, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/delete-individual-connection-values-from-its-set/18019/2 "2024-10-13T07:15:14Z")

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I’m guessing that you are trying to remove options from a connected object that after no longer required or active?

In the connected object I’d add another multi choice or Yes/No field so you can then filter out retired or archived options. By setting a specific record to “archived” and adding a filter on the data source of the drop down it will only show “active” options.

I did a video and this subject a few years ago that might provide some help / inspiration 🤔

I apologise if I’ve totally missed the point.

Archive, Restore and Soft Delete - Knack Database

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/knack/original/2X/9/9c25c1cc95c107a39aa574559561836c8e1544f0.jpeg "Archive, Restore and Soft Delete - Knack Database") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxcZj6OdMIs)

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**Author:** ![Sara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Sara](https://forums.knack.com/u/Sara)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 8:29pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/delete-individual-connection-values-from-its-set/18019/3 "2024-10-16T20:29:23Z")

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Thanks for the response. This could work. I’m assuming then that once the connection field values are established, there isn’t a way to purge it. I ended up with these “test” values as a part of testing how to import connection field values into a pre-existing system I’m adding onto. It makes the list kind of unclean now.