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Posted on by CU04051814-0 6
Hi,

Is it a best practice to name the model as PrefixExtension like this?


Because I know that when we create an extension for an object like SalesTable Form, then it should be like SalesTable.ZZZExtension. So in this case, this name will be filled automatically.
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    Martin Dráb Profile Picture
    Martin Dráb 236,279 Most Valuable Professional on at
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    I wouldn't do that and because no standard model (AFAIK) does that either, we can safely say that it's not a best practice.
     
    I wouldn't add an Extension suffix to all extensions. In my opinion, it's already clear that it's an extension. Instead of wasting characters with Extension and using just three characters (ZZZ) for identification of the product (or company), utilize the character for a longer name.
     
    For example, if it's a model for customizations for company MyCompany, you can call both the model and extensions MyCompany, instead of something like MYCExtension.
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    Komi Siabi Profile Picture
    Komi Siabi 13,047 Most Valuable Professional on at
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    Hello, 
     
    You can just name the model after the company name. That's more than enough. 
     
    GEMS as model name. CustTable extension will be CustTable.GEMS.
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    André Arnaud de Cal... 299,030 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
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    Hi,
     
    As mentioned below, I agree that the model naming should not have an abbreviation as a prefix or suffix. Just name it to describe what the contents are about. In case you might expect similar model names to be used by different parties, then you can include e.g. a vendor name. If the model is e.g. about Commodity trading, then you can describe it as Contoso Commodity trading.
     
    The link to the naming conventions you shared is about the object names in the model. Yes, that is best practice to follow as much as possible.
  • Martin Dráb Profile Picture
    Martin Dráb 236,279 Most Valuable Professional on at
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    The documentation does not say that you must use the Extension suffix. Let me quote it: "an extension of the ContactPerson table in the ContosoCustomizations model might be named ContactPerson.ContosoCustomizations".
  • Martin Dráb Profile Picture
    Martin Dráb 236,279 Most Valuable Professional on at
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    It's up to you (documentation: Include either the name of the model where the extension element resides or the prefix that the extension is associated with).
  • André Arnaud de Calavon Profile Picture
    André Arnaud de Cal... 299,030 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
    Model name best practices
    Hi,
     
    Both options look OK to me. Can you share the exact BP warning you get for the label file? I'm aware that the contents can give a BP warning about label numbers versus descriptive IDs.

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