What Happens When You Change a Field on a Form in Assurance

By Otis Stevenson

Change	When would you use this	Impact to existing data
Update the display of a Single-Select or Multi-Select field from Radio button to Drop-down	If you want the option to de-select a selection on a form, if made by accident. This cannot be done with radio buttons.	No impact. Existing data will remain.
Make a field inactive	The field is no longer required	Data will only be available in the 'History'. Consider creating a new field first, moving the existing data to that field, then make the old field inactive.
Update a field answer	The answer has changed	Updating a field answer, rather than removing it means that the existing data in logged registers/forms will be updated to the new version of that answer.
Make answers on a field inactive	Former answers are now redundant	The system will allow you to make this change, however be mindful the previous data will only be available in the 'History' of each form. Consider exporting the original answers and re-importing to a relevant new field or new answers once the new answers are created.