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# How to Name Tables, Fields and Apps Consistently
- URL: https://blog.jestor.com/name-tables-fields-apps-consistently/
- Published: 2026-09-17T22:34:08.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-17T22:34:08.000Z
- Author: Bruno Bannach

Good **naming conventions for internal systems** are invisible when they work and expensive when they do not. Names are read far more often than they are written.

## What inconsistent naming costs

It is a small tax paid constantly by everyone except the person who chose the names.

- Two tables with similar names holding different things
- Fields named after the form rather than the data
- Apps named for the project that created them
- Search returning results nobody can distinguish

## Conventions worth adopting

- **Tables are plural nouns** — clients, payments, suppliers
- **Fields describe the data**, not where it came from
- **Apps describe the job**, not the department that requested them
- **Statuses are states**, not instructions
- **Connected fields are named after the entity** they point to

## How to apply them in Jestor

1. Name tables in **Jestor** for the entity they hold, in the plural.
2. Name connected fields after the related entity — supplier, cost centre, client.
3. Set the label field on every related table so selection shows names rather than IDs.
4. Group related tables and apps into a folder per process.
5. Use the action bar to check whether a similar name already exists before creating.

## Why choose Jestor for a navigable workspace?

**Jestor** shows an app's underlying tables in its editing view, which means a well-named structure is self-documenting for whoever inherits it.

Folders, the side menu hierarchy, and favourites all depend on names being distinguishable — conventions are what make navigation scale past a handful of apps.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Should tables be singular or plural?

Plural, since they hold many records. See [jestor.com](https://jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com).

### What should a connected field be called?

The entity it points to, such as supplier or cost centre.

### How do I check for a duplicate name?

Search the action bar before creating.

## Video Tutorial: Step by Step

Check out other practical tutorials on the Jestor YouTube channel.

## Get to know Jestor

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