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

Kipp Gremillion · ‎03-02-2017

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 · ‎03-02-2017

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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Kipp Gremillion · ‎03-02-2017

I cannot configure label on the list.

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"

Pradeep Sharma · ‎03-02-2017

Hello Kipp,

You are correct. Label cannot be configured from the list view. You have to configure it via form view i.e open a new or existing record and then follow the steps mentioned above.

Kindly let me know if you have any questions.

Kipp Gremillion · ‎03-02-2017

So correct me if I am wrong but that means it would change the label for all references to that field on a form or list? I am wanting to change it only for this one list, elsewhere I want it to stay short description.

Chuck Tomasi · ‎03-02-2017

Hi Kipp,

There's no facility to change the label for a field ONLY for the way it is displayed in a list.

tahnalos · ‎03-15-2017

Hi Chuck.

Is there any future plans to allow edit of table column labels in future releases?

The implementation that I am working on has a table that is being referred to in multiple forms, and would like to change the labels so that they would be unique per form.

Thanks