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January 29, 2015
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Is it possible to modify the 'friendly name' label on a custom field?

  • January 29, 2015
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I'd like to know if it is possible to modify the 'friendly name' label on a custom field?
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Best answer by Adam_Vavrek1
You can.

Go to Admin -> Field Management -> Click on the field -> click on the name of the field in the center canvas then edit. For custom fields, the only requirement is that the field is NOT used by any assets in Marketo for you to be able to rename them.

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Adam_Vavrek1
Adam_Vavrek1Accepted solution
Level 8
January 29, 2015
You can.

Go to Admin -> Field Management -> Click on the field -> click on the name of the field in the center canvas then edit. For custom fields, the only requirement is that the field is NOT used by any assets in Marketo for you to be able to rename them.
Dory_Viscoglio
Dory_Viscoglio
Level 10
January 29, 2015
Like Adam said, they can be renamed, but you'll have to make sure that they aren't in use anywhere -- which can be a very cumbersome task, depending on how much you've used the field!
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Anonymous
January 29, 2015
Thanks Adam and Dory!

Much appreciated!

Cheers-
Bob
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Anonymous
August 25, 2015

It makes no sense to me that we can't rename the friendly name when the field is in use.

I don't understand this at all.

SanfordWhiteman
SanfordWhiteman
Level 10
August 25, 2015

In some cases the then-current friendly name has been "burned" into an asset for faster retrieval.  So the asset is known to have a dependency on the field, but it can't automatically update.

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