We're using a record type, but one of the record field types needs to be changed from integer to text. I can update it in the database, but when I try to run a sync in hopes of being able to change it in the record type as well, the sync fails. How can I achieve this? I do not want to delete the field and create it again since it's referenced in a lot of objects that we use.
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Did you try changing the record field type on the record itself before syncing?
The only changes you can make from integer type is group type. So no, that wouldn't work.