Change an Attribute Name (Master Data Services)

In Master Data Services, you can change the name of an attribute.

Prerequisites

To perform this procedure:

• You must have permission to access the System Administration functional area.

• You must be a model administrator. For more information, see Administrators (Master Data Services).

To change an attribute name

1. In Master Data Manager, click System Administration.

2. On the Model View page, from the menu bar, point to Manage and click Entities.

3. On the Entity Maintenance page, from the Model list, select a model.

4. Click the row for the entity that contains the attribute with the name you want to change.

5. Click Edit selected entity.

6. On the Edit Entity page, click the attribute with the name you want to change.

7. Click Edit selected attribute.

8. In the Name box, type the updated name of the attribute. For a list of words that should not be used as attribute names, see Reserved Words (Master Data Services).

9. Click Save attribute.

See Also

Tasks

Create a Text Attribute (Master Data Services)

Delete an Attribute (Master Data Services)

Concepts

Attributes (Master Data Services)