Renaming fields

You can change the name of a field in a record type from the Fields grid.

Before you begin

When naming fields, do not use keywords that were reserved by the database vendor. See your vendor documentation for a list of reserved keywords. For information see Naming restrictions.

About this task

To change the name of a field:

Procedure

  1. Start the Designer.
  2. Right-click the field and click Rename Field.
  3. Type a new Field Name.

What to do next

After renaming a field, you may need to update the values specified in any existing hooks or queries if they refer to an original name.