[Bug]: Meta-data tab in 'Select values' transform does not reflect new field name

[maxbobse]

Apache Hop version?

2.16

Java version?

OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Temurin-21.0.3+9 (build 21.0.3+9-LTS, mixed mode, sharing)

Operating system

Windows

What happened?

In my Select Values transform, I am using the 'Select & Alter' tab to rename a field. In the same transform I am using the 'Meta-data' tab to change the data type for the same field.

When I try to select the correct field in the Fieldname column, the drop down presents the original field name. I now select the original field name and run the pipeline. This returns an error because the original field name is not known to the the meta change.

If I manually overwrite the field name with the new field name, it works as expected.
From my point of view this is a bug because the meta tab should present the field names how they would be after the renaming ran.

See attached clip for demo.

java_ocE58C7ftL.mp4

Issue Priority

Priority: 3

Issue Component

Component: Transforms

[maxbobse]

Fine with me to close this bug as just read the manual and there it clearly describes this behaviour:
https://hop.apache.org/manual/latest/pipeline/transforms/selectvalues.html#_special_use_cases

Now its maybe just a 'nice to have' to have the meta tab reflect the actual field name, up to you guys :)

[mattcasters]

No, let's keep it. The bug is perfectly valid. I must have run into it myself. We're focusing on GUI improvements and this one certainly counts.

[sramazzina]

@mattcasters I was fixing all these minor issues @maxbobse opened about Select Values. Did you already started working in this?