Microsoft KB Archive/829727

= The Organization Chart shape custom property is not removed when you delete the custom property in Visio 2003 =

Article ID: 829727

Article Last Modified on 1/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2003
 * Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2003

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SYMPTOMS
If you add a custom property to a Microsoft Office Visio 2003 Organization Chart drawing shape and then delete the custom property, the field entry for the custom property is not removed (deleted). As a result, both of the following problems may occur:
 * The Fields list increases with each custom property that you add, even if you remove the custom property.
 * Organization Chart shapes that you add to your Visio 2003 drawing may retain the custom property that you deleted.

To view the Fields list in your Organization Chart, click Options on the Organization Chart menu, and then click the Fields tab.



CAUSE
When you add a custom property to an Organization Chart shape, the custom property is automatically added to the model. This means that the custom property may be added to every new Organization Chart shape that is created.

However, the custom property is not added to any other existing Organization Chart shape. If a custom property is deleted from an Organization Chart shape, it is not deleted from the model. New Organization Chart shapes may continue to have the deleted property.



WORKAROUND
There is no known workaround or resolution for this problem.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section of this article.

Additional query words: visio11 visio 11 organization chart

Keywords: kbprb KB829727

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