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Edit Address Book Field

Editing a field does not affect contact data in existing Issues.

To edit an Address Book field:

  1. Select the field to be edited from the dialog box on the Field Maintenance page and click Edit.
  2. The Field Maintenance dialog is highlighted in a darker color until the edit is complete.
  3. Make any needed changes.
  4. If the field is a drop-down or multi-select type and you would like to edit the choices in the field, click Edit Field Choices.
  5. Click Complete Edit to complete the edit.
  6. Click Cancel Edit to cancel the changes.  The changes are not submitted until you enter your password and click Save.

Note

Some field types in the SQL version of FootPrints cannot be altered, due to a limitation in the SQL database.  In this case, if you want to change the field type, you must delete the field and create a new one.