Rename an Object

You can rename objects. Although you can change an object’s containment relationship with another object, you cannot directly rename an object’s hierarchical name. You can rename its tagname and contained name, and its hierarchical name will change automatically. See Rename contained objects for more information about renaming contained objects.

When you rename an object, references from other objects to the object being renamed can be broken. Objects deployed with broken references receive bad quality data during run time.

Note: Some objects may refer to themselves or to parent/host objects up in the parent/child hierarchy. References that go up or down the hierarchy to refer to other objects are called relative references. Objects with relative referencing are updated automatically if you rename them.

After renaming, all IDEs connected to the Galaxy show the new object name.

To rename an object’s tagname

1. Select the object you want to rename.

2. On the Home ribbon, in the Edit area, select Rename.

3. Type the new name for the object.

4. When you are done, press Enter.