Delete a Field

Before you delete one of your application's fields, be absolutely sure that you won't need the field or any data it contains. When you delete a field, QuickBase also deletes all the data in the field, which cannot be recovered. The program also automatically removes the field from forms and reports in which it appears. (You can easily find out what these are. See the highlighted Tip below.)

Tip: If you're hell bent on deleting a field, you should understand the repercussions of your action. A good first step is to discover all the places that your application references the field. QuickBase helps you out by showing you this information when you delete a record (see Step 3 below).

To delete a field:

1. In the table bar on any application page, click the table containing the field. Within the menu that appears, select Customize --tablename-- table > Fields.

2. Locate the field you want to delete and click its name.

   The field's properties page opens.

3. Click the Delete field link on the upper right of the screen.
   
   QuickBase displays the field's Usage tab. This tab shows you all the places where your application references the field you want to delete.

4. On the upper right of the tab, click the Delete this field button.

Related Topics

• Add a field

• About field types

• Duplicate a field

• Changing a field's properties

• Delete a field that is part of a Relationship

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