Relabel a column

  • Release version: Yokohama
  • Updated January 30, 2025
  • 1 minute to read

    • Sometimes, two different tables may have fields of the same name that are both important (such as two tables with a sys_updated_on field). For clarity, relabel one of the fields.

    Before you begin

    Role required: admin.

    About this task

    To create clear reports, relabel the fields on the Database View [sys_db_view] table without changing the names of the fields.

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to All > System Definition > Language File.
    2. Select New.
    3. Fill in the form as follows:
      Table 1. New language file fields
      Name Description
      Table Name of the database view
      Label Display label
      Plural Plural form of the display label
      Element Name of the field on the database view in the format variable prefix_fieldname. For example, you may enter inc_name to indicate the Name field on the Incident table. Variable prefix is a required field when you define the tables in a database view.
    4. Select Submit.