diff --git a/examples/app-todo/src/objects/task.object.ts b/examples/app-todo/src/objects/task.object.ts
index 012fa89fd8..a38fd4665f 100644
--- a/examples/app-todo/src/objects/task.object.ts
+++ b/examples/app-todo/src/objects/task.object.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { P, tmpl } from '@objectstack/spec';
+import { P } from '@objectstack/spec';
 // Copyright (c) 2025 ObjectStack. Licensed under the Apache-2.0 license.
 
 import { ObjectSchema, Field } from '@objectstack/spec/data';
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ export const Task = ObjectSchema.create({
     { fields: ['category'] },
   ],
   
-  titleFormat: tmpl`{{record.subject}}`,
+  nameField: 'subject',
   compactLayout: ['subject', 'status', 'priority', 'due_date', 'owner'],
   
   validations: [