To rename a feature from the FEATURES view, users may use different methods:
•Left-click a feature in the feature tree structure on the left-hand side of the view and hit F2 on the keyboard
•Right-click a feature in the feature tree structure on the left-hand side of the view and select Rename from the context menu
•Left-click a feature in the feature tree structure on the left-hand side of the view and
oclick the existing feature identifier value in the details pane on the right-hand side
oclick on the edit icon right next to the existing feature identifier value in the details pane on the right-hand side
Either way, the edit mode for the feature identifier value is enabled. Users may directly enter the new identifier value and hit Enter on the keyboard to save the new state. (Please refer to the help section about common dialogs for more details about the direct value editor interface used in the details pane of the FEATURES view.)
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Be aware: When a feature is renamed, this manipulation takes effect on the identifier of the feature data object, not the display name. |
Naming Conventions for Features
Internally, the feature name is stored as a value within an identifier column type. Therefore, the usual restrictions for identifier values have to be considered in order to provide a valid feature name value:
•The name of a feature has to be a unique, non-empty alphanumeric string of max. 38 characters length.
•Feature names may contain the ASCII characters A-Z (a-z), digits, underscores (_), or periods (.).
•Every identifier must begin with either a letter or an underscore.