Editing an Item Type Field from Pick List to Text Box

Anthony C.
Anthony C. Member, Medical Devices & Life Sciences Solution Posts: 16

Hello,

I have an item type field that is a Pick List field type.  I want to change this to a Text Box.  When I proceed to edit this item type field, I see no options for me to change this field to be a Text Box.  How do I make this change?

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Anthony C.
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  • Alex Frain
    Alex Frain Member, Data Exchange, Jama Connect Interchange™ (JCI) Posts: 27
    edited October 2023

    Jama doesn't allow changing a field type to a different one once it's created.  You'd have to create a new field of the type you want.  If you have data in the original field you want to populate in the new one you can do so with a bulk update or roundtrip export/import.



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    Alex
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    Original Message:
    Sent: 10-20-2023 08:41
    From: Anthony C
    Subject: Editing an Item Type Field from Pick List to Text Box

    Hello,

    I have an item type field that is a Pick List field type.  I want to change this to a Text Box.  When I proceed to edit this item type field, I see no options for me to change this field to be a Text Box.  How do I make this change?



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    Anthony C.
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    Alex
    Fujifilm Sonosite