Enabling Dataset Field Renaming

The site administrator can automatically rename dataset fields, to make them more readable.

Fields with underscores are converted to multiple-word fields; for example, un_region becomes Un Region.

To rename a field follow these steps:

  • Click the (gear) icon to open the Site Administration menu, and select Site Settings.
  • Under Dataset Creation, check the Enable automatic field renaming during dataset creation option.
enable automatic field renaming when creating datasets

To automatically rename fields of existing datasets, see Automatically Renaming Dataset Fields.