---
title: "Clean staging journal"
slug: "clean-staging-journal"
tags: ["Task", "PLM"]
updated: 2026-06-26T12:36:00Z
published: 2026-06-26T12:36:00Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/clean-staging-journal"
---

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# Clean staging journal

This execution outlines the process flow for cleaning up staging journals.

### Steps

1. Go to **Engineering change management** > **Periodic** > **PLM integration** > **Clean staging journal**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/da662430-6a41-47b1-8c7e-7e4ac37a9756/Images/Documentation/Clean%20journal.png)
2. In the **Parameters** section, enter a value for **Days back** (optional).

Example: Enter 30 to delete journals older than 30 days.
3. Expand **Records to include** and click **Filter** (optional) to define journal selection criteria such as scenario, journal ID, or date.
4. Verify that **Journal status** is displayed as **Posted**.
5. Expand **Run in the background** section, if you want to schedule the job.
  - Enable **Batch processing** to run the job automatically.
  - Configure Recurrence for periodic execution.
  - Use **Alerts** to receive completion notifications.
6. Click **OK** to start the cleanup process.
7. The system deletes all journals meeting the defined criteria and a completion message appears, once the cleanup is successful.