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What Happens If I Change Field Keys

By: Michael Clark | Asked: 05/10/2023
Forums › Category: General questions › What Happens If I Change Field Keys
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Michael ClarkMichael Clark asked 2 years ago

Does changing the name of a field key delete the value of an entry in that field?

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Rob LeVineRob LeVine Staff answered 2 years ago

Absolutely not. The only negative ramification of changing the field key is that you'll need to update any code where you referenced that field key, which may very well be nowhere.

Michael ClarkMichael Clark replied 2 years ago

Thanks, Rob!

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Victor Font Staff answered 2 years ago

This article may be of interest: https://formidable-masterminds.com/writing-transportable-code-keys-vs-ids/

Michael ClarkMichael Clark replied 2 years ago

Yes. Thank you, Victor!

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