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RENAME Creo Parameters from Excel (kind of)

Overview​

This video explains a workaround for renaming Creo parameters using Nitro-BOM and Excel. Creo does not natively support renaming parameters — once a parameter is created, its name is fixed. However, Nitro-BOM provides a practical workaround: you can create a new parameter with the desired name, copy the values from the old parameter into the new one, and then delete the old parameter. The video walks through this three-step process using Excel as the intermediary. First, you export the existing parameter values. Then, in Excel, you set up columns for the new parameter name populated with the old parameter's data. Finally, you use Nitro-BOM's create and delete functions to add the new parameter and remove the old one across all affected components. While not a true rename, this approach achieves the same result and can be applied to hundreds of components at once, saving significant manual effort compared to doing it model by model in Creo.

Key Steps​

  1. Export the current BOM to capture the existing parameter values
  2. In Excel, create a new column with the desired parameter name
  3. Copy the values from the old parameter column into the new column
  4. Use Nitro-BOM's Create Parameters function to add the new parameter to all models
  5. Verify the new parameter was created with the correct values
  6. Use Nitro-BOM's Delete Parameters function to remove the old parameter

Tips​

  • Always verify the new parameter values match the old ones before deleting the original
  • This workflow is essentially create-copy-delete, not a true rename — plan accordingly
  • Consider keeping the old parameter temporarily until you've confirmed everything is correct