Managing Fields - Delete Field | Admin Guide - Zoho Directory

Delete field

General Info: Custom Fields are available only in the Standard plan. You can only delete custom fields, and not system fields.

Prerequisites

Roles required to perform this action:
  1. Organization Owner
  2. Organization Admin

Delete field

  1. Sign in to Zoho Directory , then click Admin Panel in the left menu.
  2. Go to Users, then click Manage Fields.
  3. Hover over the required field, then click .
  4. Click Delete, then click OK.
Note: Deleting a field is irreversible. All existing user data stored in the field will also be deleted.


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