After upgrading a site with complex CCK node types, I ran into this error on the node type’s manage fields page:
This content type has inactive fields. Inactive fields are not included in lists of available fields until their modules are enabled.
It went on to list every Computed Field and FeedField I was using as inactive, even though those two modules were enabled and all updates had been run. Googling the problem found lots of people who have run into the error. The suggested solutions vary wildly in their complexity.
I decided to try disabling and re-enabling the modules responsible for the inactive fields. Re-enabling the CCK related modules fixed the issue.
Some people are seeing the same error for non-CCK modules and/or re-enabling the CCK modules didn’t fix their problem. This d.o comment links to a bunch of solutions.
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