diff --git a/cmd/testdata/configurations/schema-enable-disable/expected.yaml b/cmd/testdata/configurations/schema-enable-disable/expected.yaml
index 7fdc56b4..53c299b4 100644
--- a/cmd/testdata/configurations/schema-enable-disable/expected.yaml
+++ b/cmd/testdata/configurations/schema-enable-disable/expected.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ paths:
     enabled:
       - SrcMAC
       - DstMAC
-    generate: []
+    materialize: []
     maintableonly:
       - SrcMAC
       - DstMAC
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ paths:
     enabled:
       - SrcMAC
       - DstMAC
-    generate: []
+    materialize: []
     maintableonly:
       - SrcMAC
       - DstMAC
diff --git a/common/schema/config.go b/common/schema/config.go
index d75fd3ef..1e73b5f2 100644
--- a/common/schema/config.go
+++ b/common/schema/config.go
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ type Configuration struct {
 	MainTableOnly []ColumnKey
 	// NotMainTableOnly lists columns to be moved out of the main table only
 	NotMainTableOnly []ColumnKey `validate:"ninterfield=MainTableOnly"`
-	// Generate lists columns that shall be generated at ingest instead of generated at query time
-	Generate []ColumnKey
+	// Materialize lists columns that shall be materialized at ingest instead of computed at query time
+	Materialize []ColumnKey
 }
 
 // DefaultConfiguration returns the default configuration for the schema component.
diff --git a/common/schema/root.go b/common/schema/root.go
index 59d2dbdf..7c0ad4f2 100644
--- a/common/schema/root.go
+++ b/common/schema/root.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type Component struct {
 // New creates a new schema component.
 func New(config Configuration) (*Component, error) {
 	schema := flows()
-	for _, k := range config.Generate {
+	for _, k := range config.Materialize {
 		if column, ok := schema.LookupColumnByKey(k); ok {
 			if column.ClickHouseAlias != "" {
 				column.ClickHouseGenerateFrom = column.ClickHouseAlias
diff --git a/console/data/docs/02-configuration.md b/console/data/docs/02-configuration.md
index a42d47d3..c4c3c74d 100644
--- a/console/data/docs/02-configuration.md
+++ b/console/data/docs/02-configuration.md
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ removing the `SrcCountry` and `DstCountry`, one can use:
 
 ```yaml
 schema:
-  generate:
+  materialize:
     - SrcNetPrefix
     - DstNetPrefix
   disabled:
@@ -411,8 +411,10 @@ schema:
     - DstVlan
 ```
 
-With `generate`, you can control if an dimension generated by other dimensions (e.g. the Prefixes) is computed at query time (the default) or the generated ingest time.
-This reduces the query time, but increases the storage needs.
+With `materialize`, you can control if an dimension computed from other
+dimensions (e.g. `SrcNetPrefix` and `DstNetPrefix`) is computed at query time
+(the default) or materialized at ingest time. This reduces the query time, but
+increases the storage needs.
 
 You can get the list of columns you can enable or disable with `akvorado
 version`. Disabling a column won't delete existing data.
diff --git a/console/data/docs/99-changelog.md b/console/data/docs/99-changelog.md
index f1342086..5e4ff392 100644
--- a/console/data/docs/99-changelog.md
+++ b/console/data/docs/99-changelog.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ identified with a specific icon:
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- ✨ *orchestrator*: add an option to materialize a column instead of using an alias
 - 🩹 *inlet*: fix caching when setting interface name or description
 
 ## 1.8.1 - 2023-03-04