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Gaurav Jain 67Gaurav Jain 67 

Can a developer change the API name of a field that is referenced in an Apex Test Class, from schema builder ? \

can a developer change the API name of a field that is referenced in an Apex Test Class, from schema builder ?  Will The API name be changed, and a warning issued to update the class or The API name will not change ?
Sampath SuranjiSampath Suranji
Hi,
You cannot change the API name by using schema builder while it is refering somewhere in a trigger/class. Firstly you have to remove the reference  and change the API name then.

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Sampath
Gaurav Jain 67Gaurav Jain 67
Thanks for the Reply Sampath.. but is it true even if the class is a Test Class ?
Sampath SuranjiSampath Suranji
Hi gaurav,

Yes, we cannot change the API name while reffering in test class also.
Asmita Khare 1Asmita Khare 1
Hello Gaurav,
yes, we cannot chage the API name while reffering in test class
https://help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=000314907&type=1&mode=1. Here is the link.