Ability To Delete Custom Fields
It'd be great to be able to remove custom fields from the table view across all visible projects/folders/tasks even if there's a value somewhere in the scope of the removal.
In other words, I'd love to be able to remove a custom field from anywhere. If there is a value somewhere in the scope of the requested removal, I'd expect the platform to prompt me "Are you sure you want to remove? There are values that will disappear."
And I would expect this feature to be limited to the administrators.
Hey Evan,
This is a commonly requested feature that I'm not sure Wrike will implement. This thread has a fair amount of traction: https://help.wrike.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/115003695025-Delete-custom-fields-
As a work around for us, I basically rename those custom fields and prepend it with a "z" so it's at the bottom of the list. Further more, I'll revoke who has access to the field, so not everyone can see it. Then, when I want to create a new custom field, I'll check to see if there are any "z" fields available and repurpose those before creating a new one. Something like this:
Having said that, it would be nice to have these deleted, but until that happens, this seems to work fairly well for us.
Best,
Tim
Thanks @Tim!
Beautiful screenshots.
We have a similar system in place now to mark items as "z.Delete" and assign them to a designated admin.
Best,
Evan
The fact that an administrator cannot manage this is a bit troubling. End users shouldn't be adding custom anything, even though the concept "sells" well. We can clearly see the mess it makes.
Administrators need the ability to delete custom fields.
Hey guys, please upvote this post:
https://help.wrike.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360029407073--Status-Investigating-Allow-users-to-delete-custom-fields-without-having-to-contact-tech-support-
I'll be updating it next month after checking with the Product team 👍
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