Hello everyone,

I’m currently facing an issue in Odoo CRM. I have a many2one field called stage_id in the crm.lead model, which is linked to the crm.stage model. I want to delete a specific stage from the crm.stage model as it is no longer needed. However, when I try to delete it, I encounter the following error:

Validation Error: The operation cannot be completed: another model requires the record being deleted. If possible, archive it instead.

Model: Lead/Opportunity (crm.lead)

Constraint: crm_lead_stage_id_fkey

I’ve checked, and there are no leads currently using this stage (active or archived). I’ve also verified that the stage isn’t set as the default in any pipeline or automation rules.

Has anyone encountered this issue before? Is there a way to resolve it without breaking database integrity? Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you! 😊