Edit system entity messages and display names

This topic applies to Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (on-premises). For the Power Apps version of this topic, see: Edit system entity messages in Power Apps

The default display name of some system entities is used in user interface text and error messages. If you change the display name, you should also update any messages that use the default display name. For example, if you change the display name from “Account” to “Company,” you could still see an error message using the old name.

In the solution explorer, below the entity, if you see a Messages node you can edit certain text that includes references to the original entity display name. Editing this text is straightforward. Open the message to see a form with three fields:

Field	Description
Default Display String	Shows the original text.
Custom Display String	Edit this text to change the display string.
Comment	Optional. Include a comment about what you changed and why.

Some of the message text may have placeholders in them. These placeholders are numbers with brackets on either side. For example: {0}. These placeholders allow for text to be inserted in the message. If you edit messages, make sure that you keep these placeholders.

See also

Create or edit an entity