Can inherited fields be deleted from a table?

The correct answer is C. No, inherited fields cannot be deleted from a child table.. In ServiceNow's table inheritance model, a child table inherits all fields from its parent table(s). These inherited fields are defined on the parent and are read-only in the child's table definition - no delete option is presented for them. To remove an inherited field, it would

Submitted by fatema_kw· Apr 18, 2026Designing and Creating an Application

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AYes, select the red X in the left-most column in the table definition.
BYes, but only if they are text fields.
CNo, inherited fields cannot be deleted from a child table.
DYes, but only if there has never been any saved field data.

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Explanation

In ServiceNow's table inheritance model, a child table inherits all fields from its parent table(s). These inherited fields are defined on the parent and are read-only in the child's table definition - no delete option is presented for them. To remove an inherited field, it would have to be deleted from the parent table where it was originally defined, which would affect all child tables. This protects the integrity of the inheritance hierarchy.

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