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Edit the Master-Detail Field
Currently, fields of type "Master-Detail" cannot be edited, which is a nuisance if the data is saved with the wrong data (eg. wrong Account ID).
As I see it today, there are two options:
- delete the record, and re-create for the appropriate value (e.g. account id)
- take salesforce's customer support advice, as seen below:
1) Setup | App Setup | Build | Custom Objects | Click on the Custom Object | Custom Fields & Relationships (click on the master detail field name) | click Edit | click Change Field Type
2) Change the field type to Lookup Relationship
3) Make the edits you need through the GUI or via the API
4) Follow the process in step 1 above to change the field type back to Master-Detail
Neither solution is ideal, so granting edits to this field for users with sufficient privileges (e.g. System Admin; "Master" record owner - i.e. Acount owner) would be useful.
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- jmoney7
- erichoward
- Jakester
- uptimedev
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