# Serial pattern questions

**URL:** https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/serial-pattern-questions/3073
**Category:** Polaris
**Created:** [October 20, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/serial-pattern-questions/3073 "2026-10-20T20:25:35Z")
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### Author: ![adantes](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@adantes](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/adantes)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/serial-pattern-questions/3073/1 "2026-10-20T20:25:35Z")

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OK, so the chicago reader and other serials are changing their publication patterns. Is there a good way of bulk changing patterns? We have to first close the pattern, then create a new pattern, and delete every expected issue that was predicted based on the old pattern. We have to do this for every branch that has it which is around 30 (but is more for other serials). Anyone have a workflow? Is this just a SQL thing or are there ways of doing this in LEAP/client.

Also in line with this question, deleting every expected issue from serials check in in Leap is kind of insane because you have to delete each one individually. That cannot possibly be the only way to do that right? There HAS to be a bulk way of doing it in Leap, right? You can in the client.