diff --git a/sample-management-custom/caosdb-server/caosdb-webui/build.properties.d/50.sample-management.conf b/sample-management-custom/caosdb-server/caosdb-webui/build.properties.d/50.sample-management.conf
index 185d75ef202aff0b38c806fec8f0a3654be04931..45d6d6317097e63933769aaca8394c66d5225b90 100644
--- a/sample-management-custom/caosdb-server/caosdb-webui/build.properties.d/50.sample-management.conf
+++ b/sample-management-custom/caosdb-server/caosdb-webui/build.properties.d/50.sample-management.conf
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ BUILD_MODULE_EXT_SSS_MARKDOWN=ENABLED
 # Showing id in labels helps for the container/sample id columns
 BUILD_MODULE_SHOW_ID_IN_LABEL=ENABLED
 
-# BIS specific variables
+# sample-management specific variables
 BUILD_MODULE_EXT_BIS_SAMPLEMANAGEMENT=ENABLED
 BUILD_MODULE_EXT_BIS_STOCKMANAGEMENT=ENABLED
+BUILD_MODULE_EXT_SAMPLEMANGEMENT_ID_LABEL="Sample ID"
+BUILD_MODULE_EXT_STOCKMANAGEMENT_ID_LABEL="Container ID"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sample-management-custom/caosdb-server/caosdb-webui/src/ext/js/ext_bis_samplemanagemet.js b/sample-management-custom/caosdb-server/caosdb-webui/src/ext/js/ext_bis_samplemanagemet.js
index 4228d6423c37ec8d71d7608448fa4361de281c3e..09c64a868524f91d193244608036bc0f9ece8bf5 100644
--- a/sample-management-custom/caosdb-server/caosdb-webui/src/ext/js/ext_bis_samplemanagemet.js
+++ b/sample-management-custom/caosdb-server/caosdb-webui/src/ext/js/ext_bis_samplemanagemet.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const ext_bis_samplemanagement = function($, navbar, log, form_elements, form_pa
     const upload_pdf_title = "Upload PDF file";
     const export_csv_id = "export_sample_csv";
     const export_csv_title = "Export Samples to CSV";
+    const sample_id_label = ("${BUILD_MODULE_EXT_SAMPLEMANGEMENT_ID_LABEL}" != "") ? "${BUILD_MODULE_EXT_SAMPLEMANGEMENT_ID_LABEL}" : "Sample ID";
     const accepted_file_formats = [
         ".csv",
         ".CSV",
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ const ext_bis_samplemanagement = function($, navbar, log, form_elements, form_pa
         "text/csv",
     ];
     const required_column_names = [
-        "BIS ID",
+        "LinkAhead ID",
         "Date collected start",
         "Main User",
         "Gear",
@@ -56,11 +57,11 @@ const ext_bis_samplemanagement = function($, navbar, log, form_elements, form_pa
         "Sample Context",
     ];
     const requiredColumnNamesChildren = [
-        "BIS ID",
+        "LinkAhead ID",
         "Date sampled start",
         "Fixation",
         "Main User",
-        "Parent BIS ID",
+        "Parent LinkAhead ID",
         "Sample Context",
         "Sample container",
         "SampleType",
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ const ext_bis_samplemanagement = function($, navbar, log, form_elements, form_pa
         "Date sampled stop",
         "Time sampled start",
         "Time sampled stop",
-        "Parent BIS ID"
+        "Parent LinkAhead ID"
     ]
     const allColumnNames = non_sample_rt_column_names.concat(requiredColumnNamesChildren).concat(required_column_names);
 
@@ -135,11 +136,11 @@ const ext_bis_samplemanagement = function($, navbar, log, form_elements, form_pa
         fields: [{
             type: "text",
             name: "bis_ids",
-            label: "BIS IDS",
+            label: sample_id_label,
             required: false,
             pattern: "((([0-9]+\\s*-\\s*){0,1}[0-9]+)\\s*,\\s*)*(([0-9]+\\s*-\\s*){0,1}[0-9]+)",
             cached: false,
-            help: "Comma-separated list of single BIS IDs or ranges, e.g. '124, 126-139, 242'",
+            help: `Comma-separated list of single ${sample_id_label}s or ranges, e.g. '124, 126-139, 242'`,
         }, {
             type: "text",
             name: "query_string",
@@ -398,7 +399,7 @@ const ext_bis_samplemanagement = function($, navbar, log, form_elements, form_pa
         });
     };
 
-    
+
     const is_authorized = function() {
         // return true //for testing
         return isAuthenticated() //&& (userHasRole("stockmanager") || userHasRole("administration"))
diff --git a/sample-management-custom/caosdb-server/caosdb-webui/src/ext/js/ext_bis_stockmanagement.js b/sample-management-custom/caosdb-server/caosdb-webui/src/ext/js/ext_bis_stockmanagement.js
index b8630a40836d7bc971ffe749af898d0f583cebf1..c378703458eb506afed8a9cd8783576e7282b6cd 100644
--- a/sample-management-custom/caosdb-server/caosdb-webui/src/ext/js/ext_bis_stockmanagement.js
+++ b/sample-management-custom/caosdb-server/caosdb-webui/src/ext/js/ext_bis_stockmanagement.js
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@
  *
  * @requires($, navbar, log, form_elements, form_panel, bis_custom_reference_resolver)
  */
-const ext_bis_stockmanagement = function ($, navbar, log, form_elements, form_panel, bis_custom_reference_resolver) {
+const ext_bis_stockmanagement = function($, navbar, log, form_elements, form_panel, bis_custom_reference_resolver) {
 
     const tool_box = "Storage Management" // The item that is shown in the top-navbar
 
     ///////////////// REGISTER NEW CONTAINERS START
     const register_new_containers_title = "Register new Containers";
     const register_new_containers_panel_id = "register_new_containers_form_panel";
+    const container_id_label = ("${BUILD_MODULE_EXT_STOCKMANAGEMENT_ID_LABEL}" != "") ? "${BUILD_MODULE_EXT_STOCKMANAGEMENT_ID_LABEL}" : "Container ID";
     const register_new_containers_form_config = {
         // the script can be found in profiles/default/custom/caosdb-server/scripting/bin/
         // it is called like ./register_new_containers.py form.json where form.json
@@ -115,11 +116,11 @@ const ext_bis_stockmanagement = function ($, navbar, log, form_elements, form_pa
         fields: [{
             type: "text",
             name: "bis_ids",
-            label: "BIS IDS",
+            label: container_id_label,
             required: true,
             pattern: "((([0-9]+\\s*-\\s*){0,1}[0-9]+)\\s*,\\s*)*(([0-9]+\\s*-\\s*){0,1}[0-9]+)",
             cached: false,
-            help: "Comma-separated list of single BIS IDs or ranges, e.g. '124, 126-139, 242'"
+            help: `Comma-separated list of single ${container_id_label}s or ranges, e.g. '124, 126-139, 242'`
         }]
     };
     ///////////////// EXPORT CONTAINER CSV END
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ const ext_bis_stockmanagement = function ($, navbar, log, form_elements, form_pa
      * dropdown for Container registration and for uploading filled-in container
      * forms.
      */
-    const init_show_stockmanagement_panel_buttons = function () {
+    const init_show_stockmanagement_panel_buttons = function() {
         create_register_new_containers_button();
         create_update_containers_button();
 
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ const ext_bis_stockmanagement = function ($, navbar, log, form_elements, form_pa
         });
     };
 
-    const create_register_new_containers_button = function () {
+    const create_register_new_containers_button = function() {
         navbar.add_tool(register_new_containers_title, tool_box, {
             callback: form_panel.create_show_form_callback(
                 register_new_containers_panel_id,
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ const ext_bis_stockmanagement = function ($, navbar, log, form_elements, form_pa
         });
     };
 
-    const create_update_containers_button = function () {
+    const create_update_containers_button = function() {
         navbar.add_tool(update_containers_title, tool_box, {
             callback: form_panel.create_show_form_callback(
                 update_containers_panel_id,
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ const ext_bis_stockmanagement = function ($, navbar, log, form_elements, form_pa
      * Check if the user is authenticated and has at least stockmanager or
      * administrator role.
      */
-    const is_authorized = function () {
+    const is_authorized = function() {
         return isAuthenticated() && (userHasRole("Scientist") || userHasRole("Stock manager") || userHasRole("administration") || userHasRole("Curator"));
     }
 
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ const ext_bis_stockmanagement = function ($, navbar, log, form_elements, form_pa
      * top-navbar is_authorized() returns true, i.e. the user is authenticated
      * and has either stockmanager or administration role.
      */
-    const init = function () {
+    const init = function() {
         if (is_authorized()) {
             init_show_stockmanagement_panel_buttons();
         }
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ const ext_bis_stockmanagement = function ($, navbar, log, form_elements, form_pa
     };
 }($, navbar, log, form_elements, form_panel, bis_custom_reference_resolver); // this will be replaced by require.js in the future.
 
-$(document).ready(function () {
+$(document).ready(function() {
     // use a variable starting with `BUILD_MODULE_` to this module
     // the build variable has to be enabled in the `build.properties.d/` directory.
     // Otherwise the module will not be activated.