When you extract attributes of blocks using the Attribute Extraction wizard (the EATTEXT command), page 3 of the wizard looks like this:
In the right column, you can change the Display Name (called Alias in some earlier releases) to customize the headings in the resulting file and make them more readable.
Here's the result:
Now, for example, the last heading is "Date Purchased" instead of PUR_DATE. Much more people-friendly!
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