Removing field from form with managed solution

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I have a managed solution, and I'm trying to remove a field from a form. I don't want to delete the field, I just removed it from the form in my dev environment. When I import the entity in a managed solution, the old field is still on the form in the target environment afterwards. How can this be removed? Or do I have to manually removing it via the customizations in the target environment?

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Hello,

I think you didn't publish after removing the field in dev environnement.

When importing as managed, don't forget to erase old customizations.

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Thanks for your reply. How/why would I erase old customizations from the target environment? Surely that would delete the data??!!

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You have to check the second checkbox, that erases only unmanaged customizations done on target environnement.

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I tried it again, making sure I published in my dev environment before exporting. I had already done that the first time anyway. I then imported the managed solution and checked 'Maintain customisations', then with 'Overwrite customisations', but neither worked. The old field is still on the form.

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I clicked the second option, but the old field is still there

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saadzag 1,145 on at

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Is the form in your exported solution?

I guess yes.

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Yes, the whole entity is. I added in a new field, and that is appearing fine.

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The last suggestion is that you delete the section where you have your field, and re create it, and put the fields that were there.

I have already faced this problem that came from the section and not the field.

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Hi,

You might have to use below way to delete field.

community.dynamics.com/.../how-to-delete-an-old-component-from-your-managed-solution-in-crm-2011-2013

www.inogic.com/.../how-to-delete-component-from-managed-solution-in-dynamics-crm-2016

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Do this in dev? If I delete a section, will it delete the fields as well?

Thanks

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