Change a Field or Tab Name



  
 Applies To 
  
 Product(s):gINT Logs, gINT Professional, gINT Professional Plus
 Version(s):
 Environment: N\A
 Area: Project Database
 Subarea: N\A
 Original Author:Kathleen Holcomb, Bentley Technical Support Group
  

 

How do I change the name of a project field or tab?

Changing the name of a field or table tab is generally not recommended.  If you change the name you will probably have to change your report templates to match the new name.  It is usually better to add a caption.  The caption will then show in place of the name.  This can be done in Input or in Data Design Project Database.  Changing the name of a field must be done in Data Design Project Database.

Many table and field properties can only be modified in Data Design.

Steps to Accomplish

Add a caption to a table/tab in Input

  1. Open the project in Input.

  2. Go to the table/tab you wish to modify.

  3. Go to Tables Properties


    The properties dialog opens.

  4. Enter a caption and click OK.

  5. If you clone new projects from a data template remember to update your data template.

Add a caption to a field in Input

  1. Open the project in Input.

  2. Go to the table/tab you wish to modify.

  3. Right-click in the field and select Field Properties.

  4. Enter a caption and click OK.

  5. If you clone new projects from a data template remember to update your data template.

Change the name or add a caption to a table/tab in Data Design Project Database

  1. Go to Data Design Project Database.

  2. Go to File Open Project.  Select a project to modify. 

    The field list for the Project tab/table opens.

  3. From the big yellow drop-down list, select the table/tab you wish to modify.

  4. Go to Tables Properties


    The properties dialog opens.

  5. Modify the table name and/or enter a caption and click OK.

  6. If you change the table name you will see the Replace Field Names dialog.

  7. After selecting which reports and library tables to scan, gINT will look for all instances of the old table name and replace it with the new name.

  8. If you clone new projects from a data template remember to update your data template.

Change a field name or add a caption to a field in Data Design Project Database

  1. Go to Data Design Project Database.

  2. Go to File Open Project.  Select a project to modify. 

    The field list for the Project tab/table opens.

  3. From the big yellow drop-down list, select the table/tab you wish to modify.

  4. Select the field to modify and enter a caption.

  5. If you clone new projects from a data template remember to update your data template.

See Also

For how to update a data template see What is a data template?