Field Name changes and pipelines

Question

I have a few field names that I need to change and know the changes will update in most parts of Quickbase. But, I also know that things like field names in relationships will not update. Will changing a field name have any adverse impact on a pipeline?

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Paul Peterson
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paulpeterson1 · Answer

I forgot that I had pipelines in one of my test apps and was able to find the answer. No, the field name does NOT update in the pipeline.

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Paul Peterson
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austink · Answer

I figured the name would not update but does it still work? Under the hood so to speak it seems like it goes by the FID in a lot of cases but just displays the name. I was thinking this may only be an issue if you actually use the name in part of the pipeline...

One of my biggest struggles with pipelines is the need to constantly refresh the schema when a little change happens.

melissadoran3 · Answer

Yes, The pipeline may break with the name change. I'm not certain if it happens 100% of the time, but I have run into this issue in the past.

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Melissa Doran
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Quandary Consulting Group

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markshnier__you · Answer

Just to chime in here. There is a known issue that changing a field name can break a pipeline. I believe that the pipeline will not break while it's in production. But then if you edit the pipeline it may break the pipeline while you're editing it because it may be referring to a non existent field.&nbsp;It seems to be a bit mysterious under what conditions a pipeline will break. I do know that QuickBase developers are aware of it and are working towards a solution but I don't have any timeline.------------------------------Mark Shnier (YQC)mark.shnier@gmail.com------------------------------

melissadoran3 · Answer

The biggest one that sticks out in my memory was an in-production pipeline.&nbsp;I wonder if it has to do with hard coding the FIDs when building or using the dropdown.------------------------------Melissa DoranJr Solutions ConsultantQuandary Consulting Grouplinkedin.com/in/melissardoranmdoran@quandarycg.com------------------------------

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