If you see the Xtras\Task manager sample, you can find the easiest way to modify button caption -
[C#]
private void ModifyNodeCaption(Column col, NodeBase node, string caption)
{
node[col] = caption;
}
or
[C#]
private void ModifyNodeCaption(string fieldName, NodeBase node, string caption)
{
node[fieldName] = caption;
}