What should be considered before changing the field type of a custom field?

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Options

• AThe field is a required field that cannot be changed.
• BThe field type can be changed for all custom field.
• CThere is possible data loss when changing the field type.

• A
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• B
  3% (1)
• C
  95% (37)

Explanation

Changing the field type of a custom field may result in data loss if the new field type is incompatible with the existing data. For example, changing a text field to a number field may cause the loss of alphanumeric values. The field type can be changed for most custom fields, but not all. For example, changing a master-detail field to a lookup field is not allowed. The field being a required field does not affect the ability to change the field type.

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