Data Item Name

A data item name is a 32-character, alphabetic field that identifies and defines a data item. You must leave enough room in the field name for a 30 percent expansion of the English text for translation. You can also identify a data item by its alias or alpha description.

The data item name forms the C data name (for example AddressNumber) that you use in business functions, data structures, and event rules.

Note: After you add a data item, you cannot change its name or alias.

Do not use blanks or special characters such as %, &, ,, ., and +. Neither blanks nor these characters are allowed as part of a data item alias in JD Edwards EnterpriseOne software.