Display Names

Display Names can be used to define alternative names for some schema objects, for example, in a different language from the underlying schema object name.

Where a schema object has a Display Name defined, MI Viewer and MI Explore will display this instead of the underlying object Name in datasheets and searches, for example:

Name defined in the schema Display Name
Young's Modulus Tensile modulus
Melting Point Point de fusion
Recyclé Recycelt
Display Names may be defined in any of the supported Granta MI languages (English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Russian). When a user chooses one of these languages, the Display Names defined in that language will appear throughout the application user interface in place of the underlying object Name.
  • Display Names are defined per-database.
  • Display Names are defined and managed separately for each language.
  • Display Names are added and modified via file import.
  • Each row in the CSV file represents a schema object for which a Display Name can be defined. The Display Name column is where the Display Name is specified. All other columns are used to identify the schema object, or the target language, and should not be modified.
  • To create a CSV file with the correct format, you download an "empty" Display Names CSV for the required language. You then enter the preferred Display Names in the Display Name column, and upload the modified CSV file.
  • When you upload a Display Names file, all Display Names specified in the file will be added to the database for the specified language, overwriting any existing Display Names. An empty field in the Display Name column (no Display Name specified) will not delete any existing Display Name defined for that object, ensuring that Display Names can be added in multiple steps.
Display Names are not stored as data. This means that:
  • They are not included in data exports, for example, when exporting data to Excel or to Material Cards.
  • They are not included in analysis reports, for example, Restricted Substances reports.
  • They cannot be imported to a database via the Granta MI Excel or Text importers. The only way to add Display Names is via the CSV import feature in the MI Admin Schema tool.
  • Changes to Display Names are not tracked in version-controlled Tables and will not affect the Record Last Modified date when they are added or modified.
Display Names can be defined for the following schema items:
  • Attribute name
  • Data Validation Rule name and Input message
  • Datasheet header and footer content (visible in MI Viewer only)
  • Functional Attribute Axis Name
  • Layout name
  • Layout Headings
  • Parameter name
  • Record Link Group name
  • Subset name
  • Table name
  • Tabular Column name
  • Tabular Summary Column name
  • Unit System name