# Fishbowl: "Cannot delete customer with linked job"

> The customer record has one or more jobs associated with it and cannot be deleted.

## What it means

You can't delete this customer because one or more jobs (projects, engagements, or work orders) are associated with it. Fishbowl prevents deletion to protect job records that reference the customer and maintain data integrity.

## What to check

- Find which jobs are currently linked to this customer
- Review their status—whether they're active, completed, archived, or in another state
- Verify whether you can archive the customer record instead of deleting, or what conditions must be met before those jobs can be properly handled

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*From Israel Lopez Consulting (ILC). Custom Fishbowl Inventory integrations and software, and Fishbowl experts since 2015. Written by Israel Lopez. Questions about this topic, or want to reach the people who wrote it? Visit https://israellopezconsulting.com/contact*