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

Kipp Gremillion
Tera Guru

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"
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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.


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Chuck Tomasi
Tera Patron

You can create a label specific to that table. When you open the form, right click on the label and choose Configure Label.



If the field is inherited form task, for example, it will say task.short_description, then give a label and plural.



Change the table name and the label and then it becomes an 'override' specific to that table.



IMPORTANT: Don't forget to use Insert (or Insert and Stay) rather than Update (or Save) to avoid changing the record globally. You want to make a new copy rather than update the original record.


This is a list and when I right click the label I do not have an option to configure label.   I have list control, list calculations and list layout.


Hello Kipp,



You need to configure it via form i.e open the record and right click on the field and select Configure label.


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