# Can not name or rename Workflow column

**URL:** <https://community.fibery.io/t/can-not-name-or-rename-workflow-column/2757>\
**Category:** Bugs & Issues\
**Created:** [April 30, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/can-not-name-or-rename-workflow-column/2757 "2022-04-30T17:59:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Absolute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Absolute](https://community.fibery.io/u/Absolute)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/can-not-name-or-rename-workflow-column/2757/1 "2022-04-30T17:59:30Z")

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In the root of a Space, when I select “+ New field” and “Workflow”, I see this:

![fibery-add-workflow](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/4/46326dcb44645beee96573005937ac1046b564fc.png)

When I click “Add Field”, a column appears with the name “State”. I then select the option to edit the column, change the column name at the top of the subsequent modal, and click “Update Field”. The result is a message stating that I can not rename “mixin” fields:

 ![fibery-rename-workflow](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/6/69a98af43078d515cd28916c31d5d953b2631e5e.png)

Is this expected (am I doing something wrong), or is this a UX failure?

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**Author:** ![Polina\_Zenevich](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/polina_zenevich/32/480_2.png) [@Polina\_Zenevich](https://community.fibery.io/u/Polina_Zenevich)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2022, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/can-not-name-or-rename-workflow-column/2757/2 "2022-05-01T13:11:39Z")

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Hi!  
Some of the fields can’t be renamed because of technical limitations - State, Documents & Whiteboard extensions, and Assignees

Maybe we have to make it a bit more clear from the UI

🙂

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**Author:** ![Absolute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Absolute](https://community.fibery.io/u/Absolute)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2022, 11:53pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/can-not-name-or-rename-workflow-column/2757/3 "2022-05-03T23:53:40Z")

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Yes. At minimum the “Field name” (as pictured) should be disabled so that it doesn’t appear to be editable. Note that the error message states that I cannot **rename** the field - which made me think that I could have named it initially when adding it, though I found no way to do so.

Regardless, it would be nice to be able to give a custom name to any column added, including these “Workflow” columns.