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Delete blueprint and stages

Remove stage

To remove a stage in blueprint:

  1. Click on  Workflows  to navigate to your Workflow Dashboard.

  2. Click on the  Blueprints  tab.

  3. Click on the required blueprint. The blueprint builder will be displayed.
  4. Click on the required stage. The  Edit Stage  pane will appear.

  5. Click the  Delete  icon in the top right corner.

  6. Click  Remove  in the popup.
  7. The stage will be removed from the blueprint builder and will now be listed under the Available stages section.
  8. Note:  The records contain these stages will be intact but the blueprint will be dissociated for those records
Delete stage

When a stage is deleted from the right pane of the blueprint builder, the stage values will be deleted in the records too and their values will set as  null .

To delete a stage in blueprint:

  1. Click on  Workflows  to navigate to your Workflow Dashboard.

  2. Click on the  Blueprints  tab.

  3. Click on the required blueprint. The blueprint will be displayed.

  4. Hover over the stage that is to deleted and click on the  Delete  icon that appears.

  5. Click  Delete  in the popup.
  6. The stage will be deleted.
Delete blueprint

To delete a blueprint:

  1. Click on  Workflows  to navigate to your Workflow Dashboard.

  2. Click on the  Blueprints  tab.

  3. Navigate to the blueprint that has to be deleted and click on the  Delete  icon that appears next to it.

  4. Click on  Delete  in the popup that appears.

  5. The blueprint will be deleted.
Delete last blueprint

When the blueprint that is being deleted is the last blueprint for the form then you will be given an option to retain the stages of the blueprint.

To delete last blueprint:

  1. Click on  Workflows  to navigate to your Workflow Dashboard.

  2. Click on the  Blueprints  tab.

  3. Navigate to the blueprint that has to be deleted and click on the  Delete  icon that appears next to it.

  4. If the blueprint is the last blueprint then a popup will appear listing two options. You can either
    • Delete the blueprint and the stages - This will delete the blueprint and stages. The values of the all records associated with the blueprint stages will also be deleted.
    • Retain blueprint stages - This will delete the blueprint alone and retain the stages. The stage values in record will not be deleted.

  5. Choose the required option and click  Delete .
  6. If you choose to retain the blueprint stages then the stage values will be stored in the blueprint field. If needed you can delete these values. To do so, navigate to the required form.
  7. In the form builder, click on the  Associated Blueprints  button found on the top right corner.

  8. The associated blueprints pane will appear. The blueprint field will be displayed.

  9. Click on the  Delete  icon next to the blueprint field.

  10. In the popup click Delete button.

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