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Renaming a Column


To rename a column:

  1. Select Rename from the Column Header Context Menu. The column header will become an editable text box:
     
    The image shows how the column header becomes an editable text box.

    <member/> is a substitution variable used to display the name of the member for this column. You can add text around it or rename the name entirely.
     
  2. Enter the new name.
  3. Either press Enter or click anywhere else in the report and the change will be applied.
    Note

    If you make an error while you are typing, you can revert back to the previous entry by using the Ctrl-Z key shortcut or by pressing the Escape key. There is no Undo function via the context menus.

    Note

    When entering Japanese characters, the keyboard input needs to be set to either Hiragana, full-width Katakana, or full-width ascii.

The column name can contain spaces, "_" ,"-", "&", and "#". You should avoid special characters such as "%", "+", "<", and ">", since these may cause problems with display.

For details on how to access the Column Header Context Menu and functionality provided, see Using the Column Header Context Menu.


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