ActiveScaffold batch is a gem which adds batch_update, batch_delete and batch_destroy actions to activescaffold, which means you can perform operations on more than justone record. Rails 3.0 Gem: gem 'active_scaffold_batch_vho' or gem 'active_scaffold_batch_vho', :git => 'git://github.com/vhochstein/active_scaffold_batch.git', :branch => 'rails-3.0' Rails 3.1 Gem: gem 'active_scaffold_config_batch' or gem 'active_scaffold_config_batch', :git => 'git://github.com/vhochstein/active_scaffold_batch.git' For further details examples please take a look at: http://vhochstein.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/activescaffold-batch-update/ http://vhochstein.wordpress.com/2011/01/14/activescaffold-batch-destroy/