Answers.Body: <p>External ID can be replaced with word replacement but it has to be done directly with the original English chain 'External ID' and not its translation that I wanted to replace again.</p>
  <p>Something like 'External ID' &gt;&gt; 'Code fédéral'</p>
  <p>Thanks to @aydun on Mattermost</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>You can do this with a buildForm hook if you want to, or by customizing a template (see <a href="https://docs.civicrm.org/dev/en/latest/framework/templates/customizing/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://docs.civicrm.org/dev/en/latest/framework/templates/customizing/</a>)</p>
  <p>You can also do it with the Contact Layout Editor extension (<a href="https://civicrm.org/extensions/contact-layout-editor" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://civicrm.org/extensions/contact-layout-editor</a>).</p>
  
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Body: <p>is there a way to relabel <code>external id</code>? I want to use it but set it for our client in a way they are used to.
  I've tried Word Replacement but it seemed ineffective.</p>
  <p>Any ideas?</p>
  
Tags: <contacts>
Title: Relabel external ID
ThreadText: # Relabel external ID
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2021-03-11)
  
  is there a way to relabel `external id`? I want to use it but set it for our client in a way they are used to.
  I've tried Word Replacement but it seemed ineffective.
  
  Any ideas?
  
  **Tags:** contacts
  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_0 on 2021-03-11. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
  
  External ID can be replaced with word replacement but it has to be done directly with the original English chain 'External ID' and not its translation that I wanted to replace again.
  
  Something like 'External ID' >> 'Code fédéral'
  
  Thanks to @aydun on Mattermost
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2021-03-11. Score: 1
  
  You can do this with a buildForm hook if you want to, or by customizing a template (see <https://docs.civicrm.org/dev/en/latest/framework/templates/customizing/>)
  
  You can also do it with the Contact Layout Editor extension (<https://civicrm.org/extensions/contact-layout-editor>).
  
  
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