From 14d8af1b61b19c623875d8f454ad1a45104c7e13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Frédéric Buclin Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:24:06 +0200 Subject: Bug 472452: Rephrase documentation about deleting custom fields r=glob --- docs/en/xml/administration.xml | 11 +++++++---- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs') diff --git a/docs/en/xml/administration.xml b/docs/en/xml/administration.xml index 8d2ab64bd..ba356d4d1 100644 --- a/docs/en/xml/administration.xml +++ b/docs/en/xml/administration.xml @@ -2439,10 +2439,13 @@ ReadOnly: ENTRY, NA/NA, CANEDIT Deleting Custom Fields - It is only possible to delete obsolete Custom Fields - if the field has never been used in the database. - To remove a field which already has content, - mark it as obsolete. + Only custom fields which are marked as obsolete, and which never + have been used, can be deleted completely (else the integrity + of the bug history would be compromised). For custom fields marked + as obsolete, a "Delete" link will appear in the Action + column. If the custom field has been used in the past, the deletion + will be rejected. But marking the field as obsolete is sufficient + to hide it from the user interface entirely. -- cgit v1.2.3-24-g4f1b