Changing the label "Short Description" to "Title"?

valerie_gallot
Giga Expert

‎04-17-2013 09:00 AM

What are the impacts if we decide to change the label "Short Description"?
First I would appreciate any advice... Any idea WHY it has been called like that, rather than "title", "object" or "subject" which seem more common...
We may want to change this label at least in the record producer form, to make it simpler for the end-user... (we may put "Title" rather than "Short Description")
But what are the impacts?
If we change it there, the table columns will still be called "Short Description" so it may be finally more confusing... 😞
Is there a way to change the label "globally"?
I really would like to have your opinion on that... Thanks!
Valérie

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younes_sebti
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‎11-04-2014 02:05 AM

Careful on renaming field.


There is little impact unless you are scripting on the display value of a field. It's not a best practice but some developpers might do it.



Make sure to export of the field labels before running an upgrade and reimport them after the upgrade.


Upgrades sometimes impact localization (field labels, translated text).


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