Editing field names and descriptions - Amazon QuickSight

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Editing field names and descriptions

You can change any field name and description from what is provided by the data source. If you change the name of a field used in a calculated field, make sure also to change it in the calculated field function. Otherwise, the function fails.

To change a field name or description
  1. In the Fields pane of the data prep page, choose the three-dot icon on the field that you want to change. Then choose Edit name & description.

  2. Enter the new name or description that you want to change, and choose Apply.

You can also change the name and description of a field on the data prep page. To do this, select the column header of the field that you want to change in the Dataset table in that page's lower half. Then make any changes there.