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Process Builder Considerations When the Name or Label of a Custom Field Is Changed

Date de publication: Jul 17, 2026
Description

When you change the Name or Label of a custom field in Salesforce that is referenced in a Process Builder process, be aware of the following two behaviors. These are current expected behaviors and limitations of Process Builder. Understanding them helps you avoid confusion when managing active processes after a field is renamed.

 

Résolution

Behavior 1: Custom Field Label Updated

When a Custom Field Label is updated, any pre-existing Process Builder processes that reference that field continue to display the original Field Label. This is also true for new process versions cloned from those pre-existing versions.
To resolve this, create a new version of the process and select the updated Field Label for any Criteria or Actions in the process.
Note: This behavior does not cause errors with pre-existing processes, but it can be confusing to manage those processes later if they are not updated with the current Field Label.

Behavior 2: Custom Field Name (API Name) Updated

When a Custom Field Name (API Name) is updated, existing active processes may continue to refer to the old name and will fail.
To resolve this, save and activate a new version of the affected process. The new version picks up the changes to the Field Name and operates normally.

Ressources supplémentaires

Lightning Process Builder

Numéro d’article de la base de connaissances

000382196

 
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