Restore or permanently delete a custom field in Salesforce Classic.
Required Editions
| Available in: Salesforce Classic |
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Available in: Contact Manager, Group, Professional, Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, Developer, and Database.com Editions Page Layouts and Lead Fields are not available in Database.com |
| User Permissions Needed | |
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| To restore deleted custom fields and relationships: | Customize Application |
| To permanently delete custom fields or relationships: | Customize Application |
- From the management settings for the field’s object, go to Fields.
- Click Deleted Fields at the bottom of the list of custom fields and relationships. The number in parentheses indicates the total number of deleted custom fields for this object. For Performance and Unlimited Editions, the Deleted Fields link always displays. For other editions, this link displays only after you’ve deleted a custom field.
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Use the list of deleted fields to perform these actions.
- To view details about a field, click the field label.
- To permanently remove the custom field and its data, click Erase.
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To restore the field and its data, click Undelete.
If you undelete a custom field, manually restore attributes of the deleted field that weren’t automatically restored.