diff --git a/tailbone/views/batch/delproduct.py b/tailbone/views/batch/delproduct.py
index ebe30df3..e181ec49 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/batch/delproduct.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/batch/delproduct.py
@@ -45,6 +45,19 @@ class DeleteProductBatchView(BatchMasterView):
     bulk_deletable = True
     rows_bulk_deletable = True
 
+    form_fields = [
+        'id',
+        'description',
+        'notes',
+        'inactivity_months',
+        'created',
+        'created_by',
+        'rowcount',
+        'status_code',
+        'executed',
+        'executed_by',
+    ]
+
     row_grid_columns = [
         'sequence',
         'upc',
diff --git a/tailbone/views/products.py b/tailbone/views/products.py
index e7afa49a..d929a589 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/products.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/products.py
@@ -1608,6 +1608,7 @@ class ProductView(MasterView):
         if self.request.method == 'POST':
             if form.validate(newstyle=True):
                 data = form.validated
+                fully_validated = True
 
                 # collect general params
                 batch_key = data['batch_type']
@@ -1617,27 +1618,32 @@ class ProductView(MasterView):
 
                 # collect batch-type-specific params
                 pform = params_forms.get(batch_key)
-                if pform and pform.validate(newstyle=True):
-                    pdata = pform.validated
-                    for field in pform.schema:
-                        param_name = pform.schema[field.name].param_name
-                        params[param_name] = pdata[field.name]
+                if pform:
+                    if pform.validate(newstyle=True):
+                        pdata = pform.validated
+                        for field in pform.schema:
+                            param_name = pform.schema[field.name].param_name
+                            params[param_name] = pdata[field.name]
+                    else:
+                        fully_validated = False
 
-                # TODO: should this be done elsewhere?
-                for name in params:
-                    if params[name] is colander.null:
-                        params[name] = None
+                if fully_validated:
 
-                handler = supported[batch_key]
-                products = self.get_products_for_batch(batch_key)
-                progress = self.make_progress('products.batch')
-                thread = Thread(target=self.make_batch_thread,
-                                args=(handler, self.request.user.uuid, products, params, progress))
-                thread.start()
-                return self.render_progress(progress, {
-                    'cancel_url': self.get_index_url(),
-                    'cancel_msg': "Batch creation was canceled.",
-                })
+                    # TODO: should this be done elsewhere?
+                    for name in params:
+                        if params[name] is colander.null:
+                            params[name] = None
+
+                    handler = supported[batch_key]
+                    products = self.get_products_for_batch(batch_key)
+                    progress = self.make_progress('products.batch')
+                    thread = Thread(target=self.make_batch_thread,
+                                    args=(handler, self.request.user.uuid, products, params, progress))
+                    thread.start()
+                    return self.render_progress(progress, {
+                        'cancel_url': self.get_index_url(),
+                        'cancel_msg': "Batch creation was canceled.",
+                    })
 
         return self.render_to_response('batch', {
             'form': form,
@@ -1668,6 +1674,17 @@ class ProductView(MasterView):
             colander.SchemaNode(colander.Boolean(), name='calculate_for_manual'),
         )
 
+    def make_batch_params_schema_delproduct(self):
+        """
+        Return params schema for making a "delete products" batch.
+        """
+        return colander.SchemaNode(
+            colander.Mapping(),
+            colander.SchemaNode(colander.Integer(), name='inactivity_months',
+                                # TODO: probably should be configurable
+                                default=18),
+        )
+
     def make_batch_thread(self, handler, user_uuid, products, params, progress):
         """
         Threat target for making a batch from current products query.