In this blog, we will see how to change a field data type from whole number to decimal number without affecting the existing data.

This is my current whole number field now i will change it as decimal number field

Go to the XRMTOOLBOX and open Attribute Manager tool

Next

  1. click on Retrieve Entities
  2. select your Entity
  3. select the Attribute(field)
  4. click on Convert Convert Attribute Type Box
  5. Now select the Decimal Number in the New Attribute type dropdown

Now after completing the above steps click on Execute Steps

 

After clicking Execute Steps it will 3 to 4 minutes to publish all

Now go and check the data in the records and the field properties.

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