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title: "Renaming Fields"
slug: "how-to-rename-fields"
updated: 2021-12-27T20:48:20Z
published: 2021-12-27T20:48:20Z
canonical: "success.panaya.com/how-to-rename-fields"
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> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Renaming Fields

You can **edit default Panaya fields** as well as any predefined [**custom fields**](/v1/docs/custom-fields).

**Note**

- You will need the Create/Edit Projects [permission](/v1/docs/how-to-allowdeny-user-permissions) to create or edit custom fields
- Custom fields & tabs are defined per System
- [The following default Panaya](/v1/docs/which-panaya-testing-default-fields-cannot-be-renamed) fields can not be renamed

## Editing Fields

1. Click on the **Settings button ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1640181837117.png)**to open up the Settings panel  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1640181852477.png)
2. Custom Fields & Tabs are defined **per System**, so select the relevant **System** from the drop-down list  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1640181858581.png)
3. Select to **View & Manage Fields & Tabs Customization ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1640181864514.png)**
4. Select the **By Entity** view  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1640181870304.png)
5. You will be able to see the **list of Entities** (Correction, Defect, Requirement / Feature / Task, Step / Planned Run, Test)  
For each Entity, the default tab for Custom Fields is shown, in addition to any [Custom Tabs previously created](/v1/docs/how-to-define-custom-tabs)  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1640181875812.png)
6. To edit an existing field, **highlight the field** to view and change the field settings  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1640181881080.png)
7. To **rename** a field, click on the **pencil icon**.  
Type in the new name for the field and click on **Save Changes**.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1640181887814.png)

## Related

- [Renaming Testing Default Fields](/which-panaya-testing-default-fields-cannot-be-renamed.md)
- [Custom Fields](/how-to-define-custom-fields.md)