Deleting fields

You can delete a field for a record type in a schema from the Fields grid.

Before you begin

Before you delete a field consider the impact to existing schemas, states, actions, hooks, and queries.

The following restrictions apply to deleting fields:

In the Rational® ClearQuest® Client, any queries that use a deleted field are no longer valid and must be edited by removing the deleted field from the query or the query must be deleted.
When you delete a field, the DB Column Name generated for the field (by default, the same as the field name) is retained. If you later reuse the same name to create a new field, a unique DB Column Name is generated.
If you explicitly refer to the name of a field in script code and then delete that field, you must also remove references to the deleted field from the script code.
You cannot delete a system field. In the Record Fields grid, system fields are dimmed.

To delete a field:

Start the Designer.
In the Schema Repository Explorer view, expand the Record Types folder in your schema and then double-click on a record type. The record type editor opens.
Click the Fields tab to view the Records Fields grid.
In the Record Fields grid, right-click the row of the field you want to delete and click Remove.

After you remove a field from the Record Fields grid, you must delete the field from any record forms that include the field.