You may need to delete a rule during the design phase of your TeamConnect implementation, or because you are sure that the rule is not necessary.
You may delete active and inactive rules. When you delete an active rule, the rule immediately stops taking effect. Users are able to perform the corresponding operation, such as creating, modifying or posting records, without the previous constraints of the rule.
However, rules that have already been triggered are not affected when you delete a rule. For example, if you delete an approval rule that has already been triggered and the approval request has already been routed, then the approval process is not affected by the deletion of the rule.
Tip: If you want to keep the rule for future use or future reference, but you do not want the rule to continue to be triggered, you may deactivate the rule. For details, see Deactivating Rules.