# When splitting a table, keep the original name for the original table **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature requests\ **Created:** [March 19, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.easymorph.com/t/when-splitting-a-table-keep-the-original-name-for-the-original-table/2572 "2021-03-19T18:18:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![roberto](https://community.easymorph.com/user_avatar/community.easymorph.com/roberto/32/8595_2.png) [@roberto](https://community.easymorph.com/u/roberto)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.easymorph.com/t/when-splitting-a-table-keep-the-original-name-for-the-original-table/2572/1 "2021-03-19T18:18:50Z")
Hello, When splitting a table (using the "Split" command), the name of the table is sent to the "new" splitted table. In general, when I split a table most of the actions stay in the original table, so it's a bit frustrating that the name gets sent to the new table. I know, this depends "where" you split it, but at least for me it would be nice if the first table kept it's original name, and the new table is "Table 1". Here's an example of what's happening after splitting: ![image](https://community.easymorph.com/uploads/default/original/2X/0/04af6769699a776df5eee37efa651483ceb4916c.png) Thanks, Roberto ---
**Author:** ![dgudkov](https://community.easymorph.com/user_avatar/community.easymorph.com/dgudkov/32/5_2.png) [@dgudkov](https://community.easymorph.com/u/dgudkov)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2021, 8:24pm UTC](https://community.easymorph.com/t/when-splitting-a-table-keep-the-original-name-for-the-original-table/2572/2 "2021-03-19T20:24:54Z")
\*\*\*\*\* The topic has been moved to #Feature requests. ---
**Author:** ![Florent](https://community.easymorph.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/e19b73/32.png) [@Florent](https://community.easymorph.com/u/Florent)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2021, 8:10am UTC](https://community.easymorph.com/t/when-splitting-a-table-keep-the-original-name-for-the-original-table/2572/3 "2021-03-22T08:10:57Z")
Hello, When I name a table I use a name that shows the type of data produced. When I split, I want to produce another type of data. In this direction renaming works well. I don't think that one of the 2 solutions is better than the other. ---
**Author:** ![dgudkov](https://community.easymorph.com/user_avatar/community.easymorph.com/dgudkov/32/5_2.png) [@dgudkov](https://community.easymorph.com/u/dgudkov)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.easymorph.com/t/when-splitting-a-table-keep-the-original-name-for-the-original-table/2572/4 "2021-03-22T14:18:32Z")
The rationale behind keeping the old name is the result of the table's last action is some data entity after which the table is typically named, e.g. "Products". When a table is split, the last action ends up in the new table. Therefore, the new table keeps the name of the original table because now the new table produces the data entity. ---
**Author:** ![dgudkov](https://community.easymorph.com/user_avatar/community.easymorph.com/dgudkov/32/5_2.png) [@dgudkov](https://community.easymorph.com/u/dgudkov)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.easymorph.com/t/when-splitting-a-table-keep-the-original-name-for-the-original-table/2572/5 "2021-07-15T16:00:05Z")
A post was merged into an existing topic: [Splitting a table vs. file](https://community.easymorph.com/t/splitting-a-table-vs-file/2901/3) ---
**Author:** ![AndreaM](https://community.easymorph.com/user_avatar/community.easymorph.com/andream/32/771_2.png) [@AndreaM](https://community.easymorph.com/u/AndreaM)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.easymorph.com/t/when-splitting-a-table-keep-the-original-name-for-the-original-table/2572/6 "2025-09-11T12:40:43Z")
Sorry for necro-posting but I was writing the same feature request: after split the actual name of the splitted table has to stay in the original table and the new one has to be named as a new one!