Changing field definitions

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Changing field definitions

After you define a field, you can change it. To change the definitions of related fields, make the changes in the related table or file.

Important Changing a field definition can change or delete data already stored in the field. For example, changing a field to a calculation field replaces existing data with a calculated value. Deleting a field definition erases any data stored in the field.

More detail about changing field definitions

Changing field names

Duplicating field definitions

Changing field types

Changing calculation formulas

Changing summary fields

Reordering field definitions

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