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instead of trying to edit the observation fields from the edit page of the observation, try editing the fields directly on the observation page itself: [image]

when i look at the observation i see a note that says “Observer only allows site curators to add observation fields”: [image] so since you’re not a curator, i wonder if that setting applies even to you? you could try toggling that setting off temporarily to see if that helps you to modify the fie…

Thank you @pisum , as I would never have thought of that, but changing it did not work to give me a way to delete/remove the fields. I did find out that if I change the values within any of the dropdown values to a true null, which I’d included to prevent default values, none of the dropdown values s…

I did not know that was possible from there; I thought those were static. Thanks!

Cannot edit or delete added observation fields

Bug Reports

Topic		Replies	Views
Cannot Edit or Delete Observation Field from Observation Bug Reports web	20	1997	October 7, 2020
Observation Fields not allowing 'Edit Field' by any manager or creator Bug Reports	8	122	September 1, 2024
Unable to delete observation field Bug Reports	4	295	March 9, 2021
There is no way to delete the Observation Field: "Same specimen over time" Bug Reports web	2	151	May 29, 2025
Disallow others to edit your observation fields (opt in) Feature Requests	28	2509	September 25, 2020

Cannot edit or delete added observation fields

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