Form column name is incorrect, how to fix?

When I first created my app and it brought in a particular spreadsheet, it titled one of the columns based on a comment on the header field, not the header field itself. In turn, it generated the form with that same comment as the name of the โ€œblankโ€. I have not found a way to correct this and I didnโ€™t catch it until much later in development. Removing the comment and re-generating the column structure did not fix it, etc. Is there a way to change the name of a field/blank in a system-generated form?

Thanks!

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Steve
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What is a โ€œblankโ€?

Please post a screenshot of the columnโ€™s configuration screen showing the unwanted name.

Blank, field, columnโ€ฆ Something you fill in a form.

Hereโ€™s the column view:


Hereโ€™s the column in a detail view:
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Hereโ€™s what it says on the input form:
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As I said, the โ€œActive/Inactive data typeโ€ verbiage was a comment on the column header of the Google Sheet when I brought it into Appsheet. Didnโ€™t notice till it was too late. Havenโ€™t found a way to change the input form even though Iโ€™ve fixed everything else. The underlying sheet doesnโ€™t have the comment anymore, and Iโ€™ve tried regenerating the column structure, it doesnโ€™t affect the system-generated form.

Thanks!

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Thanks! That was indeed the issue, apparently the โ€œcommentsโ€ from the sheet got pulled into that field, but I had no idea that would be the source of the formโ€™s verbiage for that โ€œblankโ€/field/whatever. Cleared that field, and the form began reflecting the intended verbiage. Thanks!
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