{"id":3401,"date":"2023-04-12T15:32:59","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T15:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quebit.com\/askquebit\/how-to-change-an-element-name-in-tm1-ibm-planning-analytics\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T16:51:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T16:51:50","slug":"how-to-change-an-element-name-in-tm1-ibm-planning-analytics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quebit.com\/askquebit\/how-to-change-an-element-name-in-tm1-ibm-planning-analytics\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Change an Element Name in TM1\/IBM Planning Analytics Without Breaking Dependencies?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is your element name wrong? Wish you could update a misspelled, incorrect or changed element name in your TM1\/Planning Analytics model?<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the solution!<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Create an alias with all the updated names for all elements. It might be a good idea to name this alias \u201cOld Name\u201d or \u201cOriginal Name\u201d since once the swap occurs, this will then contain all the old element names and users won\u2019t be confused. Make sure that the alias values are unique across both original element names and the updated names: you cannot use this technique to swap two element names, for example.<\/li>\n<li>Create a TurboIntegrator (TI) process and use the SaveDataAll function followed by the SwapAliasWithPrincipalName() function.<br \/>\nSave Data Clears Cached dimension information from RAM (including alias information) and thus ensures a clean starting point.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Your TI code, which you would place on the Prolog tab of your TI process would look like this:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-906\" src=\"https:\/\/quebit.com\/askquebit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/KB2-300x37.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"811\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Where<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>dimName is the dimension name, written between single quotes<\/li>\n<li>aliasName is the alias you created in step 1 above, also written between single quotes<\/li>\n<li>flag is 0.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Use this function in the Prolog tab, not the Data tab as it\u2019s done for the entire dimension.<br \/>\nFor elements that don\u2019t need any updating, leave it as the original element name.<br \/>\nSave and run the process.<br \/>\nAs a best practice, we highly recommend doing this swap in a development environment first.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s an example, where our original element list contains two elements (Straw Berry and Watermallon) that we would like to see changed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-904\" src=\"https:\/\/quebit.com\/askquebit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/KB1-300x85.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"661\" height=\"187\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In our example, notice how the element names Orange and Watermallon had changed using the alias swap function. The other two elements, which were already correct, stayed the same as we populated their alias name with their existing name.<\/p>\n<p>This swap function switched the \u201cnew\/correct\u201d alias name to be the main element name, and the \u201cold\/incorrect\u201d element name to then be the alias. This function will allow all of your existing reports, rules, etc. to still work because it&#8217;s keeping the &#8220;old&#8221; incorrect naming as the alias but swapping the &#8220;correct&#8221; name as then the new main element name.<\/p>\n<p>Still have questions? We are happy to help! Contact a QueBIT consultant today at support@quebit.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is your element name wrong? Wish you could update a misspelled, incorrect or changed element name in your TM1\/Planning Analytics model? Here\u2019s the solution! Create an alias with all the updated names for all elements. 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