# How to abort delete document action if validations fail **URL:** \ **Category:** Experience Manager (PaaS/OnPrem)\ **Created:** [August 18, 2023, 6:01am UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/how-to-abort-delete-document-action-if-validations-fail/4081 "2023-08-18T06:01:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![savan\_raiyani](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.bloomreach.com/savan_raiyani/32/340_2.png) [@savan\_raiyani](https://community.bloomreach.com/u/savan_raiyani)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 6:01am UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/how-to-abort-delete-document-action-if-validations-fail/4081/1 "2023-08-18T06:01:13Z")
Hello All, How can we abort the delete document action based on validation failure i.e. based on a field value. Thanks, Savan ---
**Author:** ![jasper.floor](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.bloomreach.com/jasper.floor/32/28_2.png) [@jasper.floor](https://community.bloomreach.com/u/jasper.floor)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/how-to-abort-delete-document-action-if-validations-fail/4081/2 "2023-08-18T12:55:43Z")
Hi, You can hook into a delete event, but I don’t think you can abort it. What you could do is create some custom actions in the workflow. See this [previous thread](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/pre-processing-of-document-events/2079/2) for advice. ---
**Author:** ![savan\_raiyani](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.bloomreach.com/savan_raiyani/32/340_2.png) [@savan\_raiyani](https://community.bloomreach.com/u/savan_raiyani)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/how-to-abort-delete-document-action-if-validations-fail/4081/3 "2023-08-18T16:03:56Z")
Hi @jasper.floor Can you please provide guidance on how to create hook or any documentation? Aborting an event is not a show stopper for now. Thank you!! ---
**Author:** ![jasper.floor](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.bloomreach.com/jasper.floor/32/28_2.png) [@jasper.floor](https://community.bloomreach.com/u/jasper.floor)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 9:29am UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/how-to-abort-delete-document-action-if-validations-fail/4081/4 "2023-08-21T09:29:41Z")
> **[Event Bus - Bloomreach Experience Manager (PaaS/Self-Hosted) - The Fast and...](https://xmdocumentation.bloomreach.com/library/concepts/services/event-bus.html)** > > The fast and flexible on-premise or PaaS headless CMS ---
**Author:** ![savan\_raiyani](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.bloomreach.com/savan_raiyani/32/340_2.png) [@savan\_raiyani](https://community.bloomreach.com/u/savan_raiyani)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 10:10am UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/how-to-abort-delete-document-action-if-validations-fail/4081/5 "2023-08-23T10:10:25Z")
Hi @jasper.floor I couldn’t find how to add hook to the HippoWorkFlow events in CMS application in the given documentation. Can you please advice? Thanks Savan ---
**Author:** ![jasper.floor](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.bloomreach.com/jasper.floor/32/28_2.png) [@jasper.floor](https://community.bloomreach.com/u/jasper.floor)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 11:20am UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/how-to-abort-delete-document-action-if-validations-fail/4081/6 "2023-08-23T11:20:53Z")
Hi, here is a more detailed example/ > **[Respond to Workflow Events - Bloomreach Experience Manager (PaaS/Self-Hosted)...](https://xmdocumentation.bloomreach.com/library/concepts/workflow/workflow-events.html)** > > The fast and flexible on-premise or PaaS headless CMS ---
**Author:** ![savan\_raiyani](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.bloomreach.com/savan_raiyani/32/340_2.png) [@savan\_raiyani](https://community.bloomreach.com/u/savan_raiyani)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 11:40am UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/how-to-abort-delete-document-action-if-validations-fail/4081/7 "2023-08-23T11:40:22Z")
Hi @jasper.floor I could see only post-processing info. Not sure if we have any document available that can create a pre-processor hook. I am working on scenario where I want to do processing before events recorded in the repository. For example do rest API call before document deleted upon delete document action. ---
**Author:** ![jasper.floor](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.bloomreach.com/jasper.floor/32/28_2.png) [@jasper.floor](https://community.bloomreach.com/u/jasper.floor)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 11:47am UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/how-to-abort-delete-document-action-if-validations-fail/4081/8 "2023-08-23T11:47:06Z")
I don’t think that is possible. If you want that you will have to create a custom workflow. see: > **[SCXML Workflow Engine - Bloomreach Experience Manager (PaaS/Self-Hosted) -...](https://xmdocumentation.bloomreach.com/library/concepts/workflow/scxml-workflow-engine.html)** > > The fast and flexible on-premise or PaaS headless CMS > **[How to implement a custom workflow? - Bloomreach Experience Manager...](https://xmdocumentation.bloomreach.com/library/concepts/workflow/custom-workflow.html)** > > The fast and flexible on-premise or PaaS headless CMS ---
**Author:** ![savan\_raiyani](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.bloomreach.com/savan_raiyani/32/340_2.png) [@savan\_raiyani](https://community.bloomreach.com/u/savan_raiyani)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 10:47am UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/how-to-abort-delete-document-action-if-validations-fail/4081/9 "2023-08-24T10:47:38Z")
Thank you @jasper.floor for your reply. This is really helpful. ---
**Author:** ![Ilakkia\_Baskar](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.bloomreach.com/ilakkia_baskar/32/2044_2.png) [@Ilakkia\_Baskar](https://community.bloomreach.com/u/Ilakkia_Baskar)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 10:00am UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/how-to-abort-delete-document-action-if-validations-fail/4081/10 "2025-01-23T10:00:31Z")
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