How to delete a "dangling" back reference? [#642358]

I tried to use Node Relationships to create parent/child relationship possibilities between nodes, but in the end wasn't happy with the results. So I deleted what I thought were the fields used for referencing other nodes and ended up with what I can only describe as "dangling" or "orphaned" back references, with names like "field_backref_586f355f4619babcbb". I don't see any way to delete these guys from the system. For example, when Managing the Fields of a Content Type, one of the Operations I should be able to perform on that field is "Remove". Any assistance would be appreciated!

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#6	backref.png	11.69 KB	ethnovode

Comments

Comment #1

markus_petrux commented 25 November 2009 at 11:00

Status:

Active

» Fixed

This is fixed in CVS. All you need to do is install the -dev release before uninstalling the module. Please, see #583870: Uninstall should remove all back reference fields.

I should have packed a new release including that fix, but I haven't got the time, yet. Sorry for the headache.

[EDITED] If you do not want to uninstall this module, then you should remove the back reference fields from the Node Relationships tab, Back references subtab. Just disable the back reference fields from there.

Comment #2

photoboy commented 25 November 2009 at 16:17

Hi - Don't be sorry, it's no big thing.

Can you clarify:

you should remove the back reference fields from the Node Relationships tab, Back references subtab. Just disable the back reference fields from there

When I'm editing a content type, the main tabs are Edit, Manage Fields, Display Fields, and Relationships.

The subtabs of Relationships are Entity relations diagram, Node reference extras, and Back reference settings.

In the Back reference settings subtab, it only says "Could not find content types referring to myContentType.

Thanks for your help

Comment #3

markus_petrux commented 25 November 2009 at 19:55

Status:

Fixed

» Postponed (maintainer needs more info)

Yes, I mean that tab. You used it to enable the back reference field. When the back reference field is disabled from here, it is also removed from the "Manage fields" screen of that content type.

Do you mean the back reference field is not visible any more from that tab where you enabled it? If so, hmm, maybe it is not exactly related to the issue I mentioned above... could you please describe step by step instructions to reproduce the issue?

Comment #4

markus_petrux commented 26 December 2009 at 05:09

Status:

Postponed (maintainer needs more info)

» Fixed

Not enough information to further analyze this issue. I'm assuming it was fixed.

Comment #5

9 January 2010 at 05:10

Status:

Fixed

» Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.

Comment #6

ethnovode commented 24 January 2010 at 23:56

Version:

6.x-1.2

» 6.x-1.5

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Hello, I think I have the same issue.
I deleted the node reference field in the "back-referenced" content type before I could remove the back reference from the "Back reference settings" tab. Now I don't have the option to do so and the back reference field is still there on the "manage fields" tab. I don't really know how do I remove it.
Thank you for your help.

Comment #7

markus_petrux commented 25 January 2010 at 07:00

Status:

Closed (fixed)

» Active

Ah! Thanks for posting your description. So when a nodereference field is deleted, we also need to check to see if we have back reference fields related and remove them as well in the same step.

Setting the issue back to active. This needs a patch.

Comment #8

recrit commented 12 May 2010 at 22:33

if anyone needs to remove the back ref field before any patch is available...

copy the Remove link of one of your other fields (admin/content/node-type/{content-type-name}/fields/{field_name}/remove)
replace the field_name with your back ref field name
paste into browser address bar and hit enter