diff -r -u roundup.orig/backends/back_anydbm.py roundup/backends/back_anydbm.py
--- roundup.orig/backends/back_anydbm.py	2005-07-18 03:42:26.000000000 +0200
+++ roundup/backends/back_anydbm.py	2005-12-13 13:36:56.278304043 +0100
@@ -1375,31 +1375,6 @@
         '''Return the name of the key property for this class or None.'''
         return self.key
 
-    def labelprop(self, default_to_id=0):
-        '''Return the property name for a label for the given node.
-
-        This method attempts to generate a consistent label for the node.
-        It tries the following in order:
-
-        1. key property
-        2. "name" property
-        3. "title" property
-        4. first property from the sorted property name list
-        '''
-        k = self.getkey()
-        if  k:
-            return k
-        props = self.getprops()
-        if props.has_key('name'):
-            return 'name'
-        elif props.has_key('title'):
-            return 'title'
-        if default_to_id:
-            return 'id'
-        props = props.keys()
-        props.sort()
-        return props[0]
-
     # TODO: set up a separate index db file for this? profile?
     def lookup(self, keyvalue):
         '''Locate a particular node by its key property and return its id.
diff -r -u roundup.orig/backends/back_metakit.py roundup/backends/back_metakit.py
--- roundup.orig/backends/back_metakit.py	2005-07-18 03:20:23.000000000 +0200
+++ roundup/backends/back_metakit.py	2005-12-13 13:38:23.279398352 +0100
@@ -1415,31 +1415,6 @@
         '''
         return int(nodeid) < self.maxid
 
-    def labelprop(self, default_to_id=0):
-        '''Return the property name for a label for the given node.
-
-        This method attempts to generate a consistent label for the node.
-        It tries the following in order:
-
-        1. key property
-        2. "name" property
-        3. "title" property
-        4. first property from the sorted property name list
-        '''
-        k = self.getkey()
-        if  k:
-            return k
-        props = self.getprops()
-        if props.has_key('name'):
-            return 'name'
-        elif props.has_key('title'):
-            return 'title'
-        if default_to_id:
-            return 'id'
-        props = props.keys()
-        props.sort()
-        return props[0]
-
     def stringFind(self, **requirements):
         '''Locate a particular node by matching a set of its String
         properties in a caseless search.
diff -r -u roundup.orig/backends/rdbms_common.py roundup/backends/rdbms_common.py
--- roundup.orig/backends/rdbms_common.py	2005-07-18 04:28:48.000000000 +0200
+++ roundup/backends/rdbms_common.py	2005-12-13 13:39:52.155236846 +0100
@@ -1837,31 +1837,6 @@
         '''Return the name of the key property for this class or None.'''
         return self.key
 
-    def labelprop(self, default_to_id=0):
-        '''Return the property name for a label for the given node.
-
-        This method attempts to generate a consistent label for the node.
-        It tries the following in order:
-
-        1. key property
-        2. "name" property
-        3. "title" property
-        4. first property from the sorted property name list
-        '''
-        k = self.getkey()
-        if  k:
-            return k
-        props = self.getprops()
-        if props.has_key('name'):
-            return 'name'
-        elif props.has_key('title'):
-            return 'title'
-        if default_to_id:
-            return 'id'
-        props = props.keys()
-        props.sort()
-        return props[0]
-
     def lookup(self, keyvalue):
         '''Locate a particular node by its key property and return its id.
 
diff -r -u roundup.orig/hyperdb.py roundup/hyperdb.py
--- roundup.orig/hyperdb.py	2005-07-18 04:27:14.000000000 +0200
+++ roundup/hyperdb.py	2005-12-13 13:58:49.778844168 +0100
@@ -590,6 +590,14 @@
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+    def setlabelprop (self, labelprop):
+        """Set the label property. Used for override of labelprop
+           resolution order.
+        """
+        if labelprop not in self.getprops () :
+            raise ValueError, "Not a property name: %s" % labelprop
+        self._labelprop = labelprop
+
     def getkey(self):
         """Return the name of the key property for this class or None."""
         raise NotImplementedError
@@ -600,12 +608,27 @@
         This method attempts to generate a consistent label for the node.
         It tries the following in order:
 
+        0. self._labelprop if set
         1. key property
         2. "name" property
         3. "title" property
         4. first property from the sorted property name list
         """
-        raise NotImplementedError
+        if hasattr (self, '_labelprop') :
+            return self._labelprop
+        k = self.getkey()
+        if  k:
+            return k
+        props = self.getprops()
+        if props.has_key('name'):
+            return 'name'
+        elif props.has_key('title'):
+            return 'title'
+        if default_to_id:
+            return 'id'
+        props = props.keys()
+        props.sort()
+        return props[0]
 
     def lookup(self, keyvalue):
         """Locate a particular node by its key property and return its id.