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[image] mbartn13: It seems that nobody who is a manager or an admin in the project is able to edit the observation fields the person who created the observation field is not the same as the person who created the project. you probably want to create a new observation field and use that for y…

I’m not sure about that, is there a way I can locate within the project?

[image] DianaStuder: site Curators for the project site curators are site curators. project curators are different. neither set of curators are really relevant to the issue at hand.

Thank you, that definitely helps me understand why we are unable to edit! So observation fields aren’t project specific; they could possibly be used by any project on iNat? I think you are right that creating my own, new observation fields seems to be the work around. My next question is what would…

[image] mbartn13: if I removed field ‘Building Name or Address’ from the project and created a new field ‘Building Name or Address [ProjectName]’, would any data we collected for ‘Building Name or Address’ in the past disappear? no. any existing observation fields are tied to the observation …

[image] mbartn13: if I removed field ‘Building Name or Address’ from the project and created a new field ‘Building Name or Address [ProjectName]’ I’m not sure how this is amenable to a dropdown? Unless there are only specific addresses eligible for the project?

Observation Fields not allowing 'Edit Field' by any manager or creator

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cthawley September 1, 2024, 2:48pm 9

See continuing conversation at https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/removing-an-observation-field-without-losing-data/54942

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Cannot Edit or Delete Observation Field from Observation Bug Reports web	19	2043	October 1, 2020
Admin cannot edit project fields - ok to delete and recreate fields? General question	1	241	April 11, 2022
Cannot edit or delete added observation fields Bug Reports	4	456	August 18, 2022
Reasons for not allowing observations to be added to traditional projects or observation fields General	10	433	July 9, 2025
Disallow others to edit your observation fields (opt in) Feature Requests	24	2546	September 25, 2020

Observation Fields not allowing 'Edit Field' by any manager or creator

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