How to Prevent Delete of Upload File in "File Attachment" type field

[Michael Gedzelm]

Hi All.  The problem I'm having is NOT related to attaching a file to a ticket/record or using "Management Attachments" at the top of a form. This problem is completely separate and is about the "Delete" link that appears next to an uploaded file for a field that is of type "File Attachment".  There is both an Update and Delete link there.  If I click "Delete", the attachment is instantly deleted from the record (actually deleted from sys_attachment, which is associated with this record), despite the fact that it is mandatory and that I haven't clicked the Save button.  It should not allow a user to delete the contents of a mandatory field and save these changes instantly to the database (no warning, no save button).  That's really really bad behavior.  

I tried messing with ACLs and BRs on the sys_attachment table for Delete and that almost worked, but the problem is that I want to allow Updates to the attachment, and prevent Deletes.  The Update link for a File Attachment type field actually does a Delete and an Add in the sys_attachment table.  So, if I prevent Deletes from sys_attachment, it actually causes the "Update" link to fail as well (since it's trying to delete and then add).

In summary, how can I prevent deletes of a "file attachment" type field while allowing updates?

If you have had this specific issue and have fixed it, I'd love to hear from you.  Thanks.

[Yong Zeng Lee]

I'm currently facing the exact same situation.. Did you, by any chance, found a workaround for this issue? Appreciate it if you could shed some light on this..

Also i agreed that it's an extremely horrid design choice to not provide a confirmation dialog for a destructive action such as this.。