Renaming the column name of the custom field

[Service now11]

Hi,

The requirement is need to change the backend value in the change form. The custom field name is "environment" and the column value(backend value) is "u_environment". How to rename the "u_environment" as  "environment?

[Dr Atul G- LNG]

Hi @Service now11 

The field start with u_ means, it is custom and we cant change it if  I am not wrong. ( means we cant remove u_)

[Mark Manders]

You can't change the technical name of a field once it is created. Removing the 'u_' would also be weird, since it is the way of knowing it's a custom field.

What is the reason for wanting to make a custom field on an OOB Global table not start with 'u_'? If you accept the confusion of having an OOB field without 'u_', you can delete the current field and create a new one. Changing it is not possible.

If it is because of scripting logic: just change your scripts to use the correct value. If it is because of integrations, just change the logic in the mapping to use the 'u_'. 

[Jaspal Singh]

There is no way & should not spend efforts to remove 'u_' from a custom field. Anyways, the label is already Enviroment what is the need to remove u_ from its backend name?