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title: "Display value"
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description: 'This article explains how to set display value for a table & its use.'
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tags: ['Fields', 'Display Value']
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keywords : ['display value', 'display value in nocoDB', 'display value in nocoDB']
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---
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# Display Value
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The `Display Value`, as its name suggests, serves as the primary or main value within a record of a table, and it is typically the attribute by which we identify or associate that specific record. While it is advisable for the display value to be linked to a field with unique identifiers, such as a primary key, it's important to note that this uniqueness is not always enforced at the database level.
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## Use of Display Value
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- Within a spreadsheet, `Display Value` are always highlighted so that it is easier to recognise what record we are working with.
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- And when `Links` are created between two tables - it is the Display Value that appears in `Linked records` modal.
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Example:
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Display Value highlighted in Actor table
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Display Value associated when Links field
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The value shown in `Link Records` modal when adding a new link is associated records `Display value`
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## Set Display Value
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Click dropdown icon (🔽) in the target field. Click `Set as Display Value`.
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:::info
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How is Display Value identified for existing database tables ?
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- It is usually the first field after the primary key which is not a number.
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- If there is no field which is not a number then the field adjacent to primary key is chosen.
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Can I change the Display Value to another field within tables ?
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- Yes, you can use the same way mentioned above to set Display Value.
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