Why can't I edit Data Type in a MDA object?

Hi Cristina,

We can't change the data type if there is data in that object. We can only change data type of a field if there is no data in the object. Once the data is cleared from the object, we should be able to change the data type.

If there is no data in the MDA object, please follow the below steps to change the data type:

• Navigate to the object which you wanted to edit through, Administration > Data Management > click on the object
• In the schema screen, you should be able to see a pencil for each column under 'Actions'
• Now click on the pencil for the column you want to edit, and change the data type. Now click on update which should update the schema successfully.

But if MDA is redshift enabled and data is already loaded at least once, it is not suggested to change the data type.

Thanks,
Phanindra

The strange thing is that yesterday when I created the new object I couldn't edit the data type, although the object was EMPTY. But today is editable. Is it that maybe just after creating the object I can't change the data type?

Even if you remove data, which i did today, the Data Type cannot be edited. I was just told by Gainsight Support that you have to create a ticket to have the field deleted. Burdensome.