# name attribute

The name attribute specifies a name for the element.

Graphic object elements (including activeX object elements), group elements, and connection elements, contain this attribute.

Tip: | Connection name attributes cannot be changed. If you change the name attribute of a connection in an exported xml file and then import the file, you will see an error message in the import status file saying that the specified connection name is not valid for the object.

FactoryTalk View equivalent: Name or GroupName

## See also

name attribute syntax

ActiveX control: activeX object