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# Labels

You can modify entity labels by selecting a predefined development methodology, such as Agile or Waterfall, or changing individual entity labels. You can also apply a methodology to change system labels across all languages.

Entity labels are set at the shared space level for all workspaces under the same space. The labels can't be adjusted at the workspace level.

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## Methods to customize entity labels

You can customize entity labels in the following ways.

Method | Details
--- | ---
By methodology | You can customize labels by choosing a methodology, such as Waterfall, Agile, or Spotify. Switching methodology does the following: Updates the labels for all entities in all languages, including the entity name in the labels of system fields. The entity names in the labels of user-defined fields are not updated. Overrides any manual label customization. See Customize labels.
Manually | You can customize entity labels by manually editing the singular, plural, capitalized, and non-capitalized versions of each label. You edit the labels for each language individually. When customizing entity labels manually, the entity name in field labels (both system and custom fields) is not updated. See Customize labels.
By dynamic labels | You can use dynamic labels to apply custom labels to entities. You can apply a custom label to all items of a specified entity, or to a subgroup of items based on a condition that you define. For details, see Dynamic labels.

## Development methodologies

You can apply a methodology to entity labels. When you apply a methodology, entity and field labels are updated to that methodology's terminology in all the supported languages.

You can choose from the following methodologies: Agile, SAFe, Spotify, Waterfall

Example: The following examples demonstrate equivalent labels between methodologies.

- An Agile user story is equivalent to a SAFe story.

- A release is a program increment in the SAFE methodology.

- A team is equivalent to a Spotify squad.

When applying a methodology:

- Any field names that contain the entity are updated.

- Any label changes you made manually are overridden.

- Any label changes made by previously applying a methodology are overridden.

- Fields that are not relevant to a methodology retain their original labels.

## Customize labels

Apply a methodology to change all system labels across all languages, or modify individual labels. Customized entity labels apply throughout the system, including the following areas: forms, dashboard widgets, toolbar buttons that include names of entities, initials on entity icons.

Editions: Label customization is available in Enterprise edition.

To customize labels:

1. Open the global menu and select Administration > General Settings.

2. In the spaces sidebar, select a shared space node .

3. Click the Entity Labels tab.

4. Do one of the following.

   Action | Description
   --- | ---
   Select a development methodology | Click Apply Methodology and select one of the development methodologies. The changes are applied to all relevant labels in all languages and override any manual label modifications.
   Update labels manually | Modify individual labels for any entity.
   Support multi-lingual labels | To localize the labels, you need to switch your UI to that language. For details, see Localize labels, lists, and phases.

## Limitations

The follow limitations apply to languages and entity labeling:

- The following items are not translated: Demo data, boolean value operators in certain fields, and REST API responses.

- You cannot customize the predefined methodology labels. After applying a methodology, you can change individual entity labels. If you reapply a predefined methodology, make the adjustments again.

- When applying a methodology, user-defined field labels are not impacted. You can modify custom field labels manually. For details, see Change display labels and descriptions.

- There is no validation to check that entity label names are unique within the same space.

- Entity initials can use only letters from the English alphabet, even if you use a non-English system language.

- Methodology is not a property of the space. This means that after each upgrade, if your applied methodology is different from DEFAULT, you should re-apply the methodology to update labels added by the upgrade. In addition, re-apply modifications to field labels that you have modified manually.

## See also

- Dynamic labels
- Fields
- User preferences

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