Question Re: Change the Data Type of a Standard Required Field in Spend Management Q&A

Change the Data Type of a Standard Required Field

Former Member — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:39:44 GMT

Hello Experts,

Need to know if is it possible to change the data type of a standard field. The field is marked as a required field.

For example: If a standard field is an Object Picker and I would like to change it to a string field. Is it possible? How can I do it?!

Many thanks,

Igor Nakamura

Re: Change the Data Type of a Standard Required Field

vikram_shanmugasundaram — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:46:40 GMT

Hi Igor,

Itu2019s not possible to change the data type of the field. May be if you could explain the requirement, forum might provide some suggestions.

Regards,

Vikram

Re: Change the Data Type of a Standard Required Field

Former Member — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:53:38 GMT

Thanks for your input Vikram.

It is also not possible to hide, delete or inactivate standard required fields, right?!

Best regards,

Igor Nakamura

Re: Change the Data Type of a Standard Required Field

Former Member — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:00:28 GMT

Most you can do with standard required field is make them non editable or change the label. it is not possible to hide, delete or inactivate the same.

Regards

Mudit Saini

Re: Change the Data Type of a Standard Required Field

Former Member — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:26:10 GMT

Hi Igor,

Since you cannot hide a required field, what you can do is move the standard required field to someplace less noticable (like the bottom of the page) and then use a validation script to set it to some benign value.

-Howie