# Existing Record Rules change to default data field when a data field is deleted from an Object

**URL:** <https://forums.knack.com/t/existing-record-rules-change-to-default-data-field-when-a-data-field-is-deleted-from-an-object/5696>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [June 11, 2015, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/existing-record-rules-change-to-default-data-field-when-a-data-field-is-deleted-from-an-object/5696 "2015-06-11T16:42:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Preeth19726](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@Preeth19726](https://forums.knack.com/u/Preeth19726)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2015, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/existing-record-rules-change-to-default-data-field-when-a-data-field-is-deleted-from-an-object/5696/1 "2015-06-11T16:42:00Z")

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Pain Point: When a field is deleted from an object, if the deleted field was used in a Record Rule, the field in the record rule automatically changes to a random field resulting in undesirable consequences.   
  
I haven't tested what happens with record rules in tasks, I imagine it would be the same. It would be great if the deletion of a data field would result in the removal of all rules that used the data field.

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**Author:** ![Jessie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.knack.com/jessie/32/5_2.png) [@Jessie](https://forums.knack.com/u/Jessie)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/existing-record-rules-change-to-default-data-field-when-a-data-field-is-deleted-from-an-object/5696/2 "2021-07-15T20:03:20Z")

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