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title: "Renaming Fields and Objects"
type: doc
evidence_type: method
category: "CRM Tips"
publisher: "LeanScale"
date_modified: 2024-06-24
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topics: ["revenue-operations"]
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---

# Renaming Fields and Objects

**Evidence type:** method (what we prescribe)

Standard object and field labels can be renamed to match how the business actually speaks — Accounts, Opportunities, Amounts. Matching the CRM to existing vocabulary removes a persistent source of adoption friction and reporting confusion.

### Overview

This document provides instructions on how to rename standard fields and objects in Salesforce, including:

* Accounts
* Opportunities
* Amounts

#### Renaming Accounts

1. In Salesforce, go to **Setup** > **Quick Find**, and enter "Rename".
2. Click on **Rename Tabs and Labels**.
3. In the **Rename Tabs and Labels** page, click on **Add**.
4. In the **Add Rename Rule** dialog box, select **Accounts** from the **Object** dropdown list.
5. In the **New Name** field, enter the new name for accounts (e.g., "Companies").
6. Click **Save**.

#### Renaming Opportunities

1. In the **Rename Tabs and Labels** page, click on **Add**.
2. In the **Add Rename Rule** dialog box, select **Opportunities** from the **Object** dropdown list.
3. In the **New Name** field, enter the new name for opportunities (e.g., "Deals").
4. Click **Save**.

#### Renaming Amounts

1. In the **Rename Tabs and Labels** page, click on **Next**.
2. In the **Rename Fields** page, select **Amount** from the **Field** dropdown list.
3. In the **New Name** field, enter the new name for the amount field (e.g., "Annual Recurring Revenue").
4. Click **Save**.

### Results

After following these instructions, the standard accounts, opportunities, and amounts fields and objects in Salesforce will be renamed to the specified values.

### Additional Information

* You can also rename custom fields and objects in Salesforce.
* When renaming fields, be sure to update any reports, dashboards, or other Salesforce components that use the renamed fields.
* If you are renaming a standard object, you will also need to update any Apex code or Visualforce pages that reference the renamed object.

## Canonical

https://knowledge.leanscale.team/docs/crm-tips-salesforce-renaming-fields-and-objects/