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Removing Template Fields

Updated January 14, 2016

asked on January 13, 2016

A user wants some fields removed from one of their production templates. The user is not concerned with losing any data that may be in the fields.
I don’t want to *delete* the field…just remove it from the template. For now, I’ve taken away the ability to see the field in the template from the user by denying Read on the field.

If a template field has never been populated in a template…what are the ramifications of removing the field from the template?

If a template field has been filled in for *some* documents with the template, is it okay to remove the field from the template?

Thank you.

Dennis.

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replied on January 14, 2016

If the field has a value on a document or folder, it will stay affiliated with that document, simply not as part of a template. If a document or folder did not have any values for that field, that field will no longer be affiliated with that entry.

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replied on January 13, 2016

There shouldn't be any ramifications for removing a field from a template, since field values are actually affiliated with the document or folder itself.

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replied on January 14, 2016

Hi Justin...

Thanks for your response....but please.... to satisfy my curiosity...what happens if the user wants to add back a field that has been removed...

Is the data that was present in that field for a given folder or document still there?

Regards....

Dennis

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replied on January 14, 2016

Thank you Justin!

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