# Naming a reference section

**URL:** <https://community.datagerry.com/t/naming-a-reference-section/698>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [February 8, 2025, 11:26am UTC](https://community.datagerry.com/t/naming-a-reference-section/698 "2025-02-08T11:26:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![acpfn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@acpfn](https://community.datagerry.com/u/acpfn)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2025, 11:26am UTC](https://community.datagerry.com/t/naming-a-reference-section/698/1 "2025-02-08T11:26:52Z")

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When creating a reference section, the json describing the type contains the name of the section that can be set in the gui, but also a field that will contain the public\_id of the pointed data. The name of this field is always the -field, and it seems hardcoded.  
This is annoying not to be able to change this name, because this is precisely the one being used in the API. Therefore, we can end with very cryptic field name that needs to be used in the API.  
Would it be possible to rename that field, without using the hardcoded -field ?

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**Author:** ![adnan.smajic](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.datagerry.com/adnan.smajic/32/754_2.png) [@adnan.smajic](https://community.datagerry.com/u/adnan.smajic)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 8:13am UTC](https://community.datagerry.com/t/naming-a-reference-section/698/2 "2025-02-11T08:13:45Z")

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Hi @acpfn,  
can you give us a concrete example? Then i can give you more information.

BR Adnan