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How to Archive a Submission in Dapple

Here are the steps on how to archive a submission

Written by Oz Osbaldeston

Archiving a submission in Dapple hides it from your active workspace without deleting it. Use it to tidy up — remove test entries, duplicates, retire old submissions, or clear submissions that are no longer relevant. Archive in bulk from the Submissions list via With Selected → Archive, or individually from a submission's three-dot menu. Restore any archived submission later from the View Archived view.

When should I archive a submission?

  • Test submissions you made while building a form.

  • Submissions clearly created in error (duplicates, spam, wrong project).

  • Old submissions from completed projects that are cluttering the active list.

  • Submissions you want kept for reference but out of day-to-day view.

Don't archive submissions you might want creators to see — archived submissions are invisible to creators too (their stage labels still appear in their Creator Account, but actions on the admin side stop affecting them).

How to bulk-archive from the Submissions list

  1. Open the Submissions view.

  2. Apply filters to narrow to the submissions you want to archive.

  3. Tick the submissions (or use Select All).

  4. Click With Selected → Archive.

  5. Confirm.

Archived submissions disappear from the Submissions list immediately.

How to archive a single submission

  1. Open the submission.

  2. Click the three-dot menu in the top-right.

  3. Choose Archive.

What happens when you archive?

Archiving removes the submission from:

  • The main submissions list

  • Filters

  • Downloads

  • Exports

  • Reports

Nothing is deleted — the submission is moved out of your active workflow. You can restore it at any time, and the original creator profile remains untouched.

How to view archived submissions

  1. Open the Submissions area.

  2. Click View Archived.

  3. You'll see every archived submission in one list.

How to restore an archived submission

  1. Open the archived submission from View Archived.

  2. Click Restore.

  3. The submission returns to your active Submissions list and behaves like any other entry.

Best practice

  • Archive test submissions before going live — keep your active list clean.

  • Use bulk-archive at the end of each project cycle — clear submissions that no longer need active attention.

  • Don't archive submissions you might need to message creators about — archived means out of your active workflow.

  • Filter before bulk-archiving. Accidentally archiving 200 submissions is fixable but annoying.

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