How to Safely Decommission a Custom Table With Active References?

[KrushnakumaT]

Hi Community,

I need to decommission a custom table that has around 2500 records. The challenge is that several existing RITMs reference this table. Actually we shouldn't delete the table directly because it will break those reference fields and cause data integrity issues.

What is the recommended best practice for retiring such a table?
Should we migrate the data, update references, mark records inactive, or follow a different approach?

Also, can ACLs be used as part of the decommissioning strategy—for example, to restrict access instead of fully deleting the table? If yes, what is the right way to use ACLs in this scenario?

Looking for guidance or best‑practice steps from others who have handled similar scenarios.

Thanks!

[Ankur Bawiskar]

@KrushnakumaT 

deleting original table won't impact your archival table

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