See e.g. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/188628747 . I added an observation field Sequence Flag (after adding the observation to a project that uses that field). Now when I edit the observation, I can change the value of that field, but if I try to unset it, the previous value reappears! A…

What exactly do you mean by “unsetting the observation field”? Do you simply press backspace until the field’s value is fully erased (which when confirmed with the enter key would make the value you just erased reappear, as programed), or do you delete the observation field itself? As for being noti…

Out of curiosity, when/how have you been filing in the Sequence Flag observation field? The project I run has 2 drop-down observation fields (1 mandatory and 1 optional) and we’ve noticed that at least the iOS app automatically adds the 1st drop-down value of the optional observation field when add…

[image] frontyardscientist: What exactly do you mean by “unsetting the observation field”? Do you simply press backspace until the field’s value is fully erased (which when confirmed with the enter key would make the value you just erased reappear, as programed), or do you delete the observation…

When you click on the name of the observation field on the website, does the “Info” pop-up that you get just have “Edit” like the 1st screenshot I posted?

Yes, and looks like I can delete the observation field from there! I was trying to remove that field by editing the observations and clearing the field in the More Fields section. And when I do that, the value just reappears after saving. [Screenshot 2023-10-23 113440]

So you were trying to remove the field through the Edit Observation page? Interesting. Does clicking the blue X in the window just get rid of the edits?

[image] bugbaer: Does clicking the blue X in the window just get rid of the edits? Yes, clicking the x clears the value of the field (until you save…), but doesn’t remove the field itself.

Can't unset an observation field

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ejain October 23, 2023, 7:59pm 8

Yes, clicking the x clears the value of the field (until you save…), but doesn’t remove the field itself.

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Can't unset an observation field

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