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Main reason to have naming differences in referring same data

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What would consider as the main reason to have naming differences in referring same data in different part of the application?

For example, information shows in ‘Customer Invoice Types’ window under ‘Layout ID’ Column is as follows,

Same Information shows in "Report definition" window with a different naming, which is "Report ID"

What would be the main reason for such naming differences to exist in the application?

Is that due to the fact that development had handled by different teams at different time frames during the product life cycle?

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Best answer by ShawnBerk 1 July 2021, 23:46

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Good question - there are these inconsistencies throughout IFS.  Find Supplier_Id in one place, supplier_no in another place, site is a view, site is a field, but table name is contract.

 

It’s everywhere in IFS…..

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Any specific reason observed for that?

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Not as a customer….never been told anything by a partner or employee.  I imagine it is different teams, different times, and no adherence to a standard with no quality control to ensure uniformity.  No different than Microsoft developing Office.  But that is all a skeptical theory, maybe your old time colleagues can say a better reason.

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