How can I change the label of a list column header in only one list?

[Kipp Gremillion]

How can I change the label of the column for one list view only.

LIST COLUMNS

• time_card.task "Task"
• time_card.task.short_description "Short description"
• time_card.planned_task.top_task "Top task" -> "Planned task"
• time_card.planned_task.top_task.short_description "Short description" -> "Planned task short description"

[Chuck Tomasi]

None that I am aware of. Having the same field labeled differently throughout the system would seem to cause more confusion in my opinion, but I'm not the product manager.

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[Chuck Tomasi · Accepted solution]

Hi Kipp. If I understand correctly, these fields are dot-walked (e.g. fields from a related record with the same label) and do not appear on the form. In that case you need to go to the original source record (e.g. planned_task and/or top_task's reference table) and relabel them there. If this is all coming from the same table (e.g. planned_task) then there's nothing you can do for just the list. You are displaying the same field from a related record pointing to the same table and they happen to be named the same thing.

[Pradeep Sharma]

Hello Kipp,

Here are the steps to change the label on child table.

1) Right-click the field label and select Personalize Label

2)Change the Table field from "task" to your custom table name

3)Change the Label field to whatever it is you want

4)Right-click the form header and select either "Insert" or "Insert and Stay"

[JR Guieb]

I was in need for the same solution but it seems the label name doesn't change when you dot.walk a field into a related list.  

I was needing to change the label of the Short Description for Project in our Time Cards.  

When I look at the dictionary entry for "Project Name" within a project I found it is actually the "Short Description" field to the "Task" parent table.

Also looking at the "Labels" and "Dictionary Overrides" tab I there is a label change for the "Short Description" to be labeled "Project Name" when it is used in the "pm_project" table.

And there is a dictionary override to that same field to override the display value.    

This works when you open a Project.   The "Short Description" automatically changes to "Project Name" but when you try to bring in that field in the Time Card the Label stays to Short Description.  

[Liju John1]

You can't change the label of a dot-walking/field in the list level. you may have to change it in the form/dictionary level itself.