By default, all data objects are presented to the user with the display name text taken from the object definition or the internationalization resource file. On some occasions, it is necessary to identify the objects by their internal name, and there is an option for this.
The system displays objects in list views and drop-down menus as follows:
Schema objects
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Display the Name by default.
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Display ISchemaObj.DisplayName defined in preferences if present.
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“Display internal object names” overrides the ISchemaObj.DisplayName and any internationalization and displays the original Name on IObject.
Data and Administration objects
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Display the Name by default.
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Display ISPFDisplayOverride.NameOverride defined in preferences if present. This can be used to internationalize classification trees, for example.
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ISPFGUIDisplay.SPFGUIDisplayAs is used to define the text to be displayed in the GUI, such as the menu item text or the display item text.
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Display internal object names overrides the ISPFDisplayOverride.NameOverride and any internationalization and displays the original Name on IObject.