topic Re: Rename fields in QlikView

Rename fields

Wed, 18 Mar 2015 08:26:09 GMT

Hi!

I have an old Qlikview document that I'm trying to renew.

Since we last used it some fields have change names not only in db but in "gui".

What is the easiest way to change the field names both in script and gui.

I have tried to change it in the script and reload, what happens is that the fieldname gets a label with to old field name in the gui.

What I want is to change the field names in the gui to not reuse the old field name as a label name.

level3 as Region

was changed to

level3 as Anläggningsobjekt

but the field name Anläggningsobjekt got the label Region in the gui, and I dont want any labels for the renamed fields.

If it only was one field it wouldn't be a problem but I got about 25 fields to change and a lot of places in the gui.

Re: Rename fields

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 08:44:18 GMT

Otto,

Use "Rename Fields". How to Rename Fields

Marc.

Re: Rename fields

tresB — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 08:47:11 GMT

Unfortunately labels can't be changed from script nor there is an easier way to change; it has to be manually changed, that too one by one. Because qv doesn't know where the labels are used in place of that particular field.

Re: Rename fields

simospa — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 09:12:42 GMT

Hi Otto,

consider to use variables in which you can store the description, so next time you can change lables easily.