Renaming an attribute of a business object can break your application
if you do not also update all the dependencies that use the former attribute
name. Refactoring makes those updates for you.
You can edit the attributes of a business object from the business
object editor. If you change an attribute by typing a new name into the object
in the editor view, no relationships will change.
To change the name
of an attribute and all the dependencies on that name:
- In the editor, right-click the attribute that you want to change.
- In the pop-up menu, select .

- In the Rename wizard, type the new name. As soon as you change the name, the Preview button
becomes available.
- Leave the check box selected. To see the refactoring actions that
will be performed to complete the renaming and update dependencies across
the application, click Preview. Click the plus signs
to see details. If you try to refactor while you have unsaved changes
in an editor, you will be prompted to save the changes in the editor. Save
the changes if you are sure you want to do so, or click Cancel to
reconsider the changes before saving the editors and refactoring.
- Accept all the refactoring actions. Click OK to
initiate the refactoring operation or Cancel to close
the wizard without making the change. Be aware that you cannot undo a refactoring
operation once it is performed except by refactoring again. The
status bar shows that the workspace is being updated. It clears when the refactoring
operation finishes.