---
title: "Feature: #93794 - Override TCA description with TSconfig"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:feature-93794"
source: "Changelog/11.2/Feature-93794-OverrideTCADescriptionWithTSconfig.rst"
typo3-version: "11.2"
typo3-major: 11
type: "feature"
issue: 93794
forge: "https://forge.typo3.org/issues/93794"
tags: ["Backend", "TCA", "TSConfig", "ext:backend"]
rendered: "2026-09-17T21:17:42+00:00"
---

# Feature: #93794 - Override TCA description with TSconfig {#feature-93794-override-tca-description-with-tsconfig}

See [forge#93794](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/93794)

## Description {#description}

The TCA description, introduced in [forge#85410](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/85410), allows to define a description
for a TCA field, next to its label. Since the purpose of a field may change
depending on the current page, it is now possible to override the TCA
description property with page TSconfig.

```typoscript
TCEFORM.aTable.aField.description = override description
```

As already known from other properties, this can also be configured for a
specific language.

```typoscript
TCEFORM.aTable.aField.description.de = override description for DE
```

The option can be used on a per record type basis, too.

```typoscript
TCEFORM.aTable.aField.types.aType.description = override description for aType
```

Also referencing language labels is supported.

```typoscript
TCEFORM.aTable.aField.description = LLL:EXT:my_ext/Resources/Private/Language/locallang.xlf:override_description
```

> [!NOTE]
> The new option can not only be used to override an existing property,
> but also to set a description for a field, that has not yet been
> configured a description in TCA.