Refresh the Description File After Field Deletions

When you delete a field from a sync profile’s page layout (transaction or lookup object) and save the profile, the static resource (description) file used by Mobile is not automatically updated by the scheduled Stage Data Apex job. The scheduled job syncs data changes but does not detect field deletions from layouts.

To ensure the deletion takes effect on Mobile devices, you must manually refresh the description file:

  1. In Back Office, open Sync Profile Manager.

  2. Navigate to the sync profile that contained the deleted field (e.g., ASPE_206).

  3. Open each page layout on the profile that was affected by the field deletion.

  4. Click Save on the profile and for each affected layout.

    This forces the static resource file to regenerate without the deleted field.

  5. On the next Mobile sync, the field will no longer appear on the page layout.

Simply saving the profile at the top level is not sufficient. You must open and re-save each individual layout that referenced the deleted field.