---
title: "Update secret reference name"
slug: "update-secret-reference-name"
tags: ["Task topic"]
status: "update"
updated: 2026-10-05T11:57:42Z
published: 2026-10-05T11:57:42Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/update-secret-reference-name"
---

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# Update secret reference name

You can change a secret reference name. this automatically updates the secret reference in all places where it is used.

You can update a secret reference name, for example, after you upgraded from local secret storage to central secret storage. In this case, you can change the automatically created secret reference names.

### Steps

1. Go to **Connectivity studio** > **Setup** > **Secret** > **Secret reference**.
2. In the list, find and select the desired secret reference.
3. On the **Action Pane**, click **General**.
4. Click **Update secret reference name**.
5. In the **New secret reference name** field, type a value.
6. Click **OK**.
7. Click **Yes**.
8. Close the page.

> [!NOTE]
> **Notes**
> 
> If you use project version management, and a project is checked in, the secret reference names are changed in the checked-in version. Be aware that you lose such a change if you get the latest project version. If you, after changing a secret reference name, check out and check in the project version, the change is saved in the checked-in project version.