Difference between Name and Code

[Former Member]

Hey Guys

I was going through documentation on Console and it mentions two properties(in addition to others),Name and Code.Both of these are Unique so whats the difference between them?

Thanx

Saif

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Saif,

Every field you create in MDM repository will have a Name and a Code.

The Name of the field,is the user given name to the field element to recognize it within MDM.

This name will appear in all the MDM clients you use like Data manager,Console,Import Manager and the Syndicator.

The Code is like a technical name to the field and is used to identify the Field in question in use with many applications like for ex API.

In such cases the Code of the field is used to recognize the Field in consideration for performing any operation on the field value.

In the earlier version of MDM the Code of the lookup field was used to establish the link between the main table Lookup field and the lookup tabel.

The code cannot have blank spaces in between its name only underscores are allowed.

Hope It Helped

Thanks & Regards

Simona Pinto