5. Creating and Tailoring a Collection of Notes ↑

5.5 Rename a Field

Starting with Version 13.6.0, the user can select Rename, Add or Remove a Field beneath the Collection menu in order to access an auxiliary window that supports renaming an existing field.

The same window can also be used to delete a field, although this can typically be done just as easily be deselecting the field in the Collection Settings window.

The same window can also be used to add a new field, although this can also be done by selecting a common field name in the Collection Settings window, or by text editing the The Collection Template File to add a field directly.

Starting with Version 14.7.0, a default value can be entered when adding a new field.

Renaming an existing field can be complicated, though, because all of the Notes containing that field must also be modified to rename the fields within the Notes. This is where this special window can be particularly useful.

The window allows the user to specify the following fields:

• Specify a Field Action of Rename, Add or Remove. The default is Rename.

• Select an existing field label, if you are adding or removing.

• The existing field type will be displayed.

• Type in a new field label, if you are adding or renaming.

• Select a new field type, if the one displayed is not the one you wish.

• If the new field type is one that accepts a configuration string of some kind, then you can enter it in the Config field.

• If you’d like to specify a non-blank value for a new field being added, enter this in the field labeled Default.

• Hit the Cancel button to leave without making any updates.

• Hit the OK button to proceed with your requested action.

Note that the scope of this command is limited to the Collection Template File and the Note files stored within the Collection. If the user has created Script Files and/or other sorts of Template Files, then these will need to updated manually, using a text editor.