Rewrite A Destructive Action With Control
Transform a risky destructive action into a flow with prevention, confirmation, and recovery.
An admin can accidentally delete a workspace with 480 records. Prevent slips, clarify consequences, and preserve recovery for high-cost actions. The common trap is adding a generic confirmation while leaving the dangerous action beside the safe one. Step 1 Separate Archive from Delete in the action hierarchy. Archive is safer and reversible, so it should be the visible default. Delete belongs in a danger zone. Step 2 Write consequence-specific confirmation: "Delete Acme Workspace and 480 records?" Specific copy forces recognition of the object and consequence. Step 3 Add a 7-day restore window and confirmation receipt. Recovery supports user control after…
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