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title: "Primary Value" |
title: "Display Value" |
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description: "Understanding Primary Value in NocoDB!" |
description: "Understanding Display Value in NocoDB!" |
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category: "Product" |
category: "Product" |
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menuTitle: "Primary Value" |
menuTitle: "Display Value" |
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## What is a Primary Value ? |
## What is a Display Value ? |
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- Primary value as the name stands is the primary or main value within a row of a table that you generally associate that row with. |
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- Display Value as the name stands is the primary or main value within a row of a table that you generally associate that row with. |
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- It should be usually associated with a column which is uniquely identifiable. However, this uniqueness is not enforced at the database level. |
- It should be usually associated with a column which is uniquely identifiable. However, this uniqueness is not enforced at the database level. |
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## What is the use of Primary Value ? |
## What is the use of Display Value ? |
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- Within a spreadsheet, primary value are always highlighted so that it is easier to recognise what row we are in. |
- Within a spreadsheet, Display Value are always highlighted so that it is easier to recognise what row we are in. |
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- And when LinkToAnotherRecord is created between two tables - it is the primary value that appears in LinkToAnotheRecord column. |
- And when LinkToAnotherRecord is created between two tables - it is the Display Value that appears in LinkToAnotheRecord column. |
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#### Example : Primary Value highlighted in Actor table |
#### Example : Display Value highlighted in Actor table |
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<img width="646" alt="image" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/35857179/189114321-58ebaa16-20e2-4615-abda-39417a5df5bf.png"> |
<img width="646" alt="image" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/35857179/189114321-58ebaa16-20e2-4615-abda-39417a5df5bf.png"> |
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#### Example : Primary Value highlighted in Film table |
#### Example : Display Value highlighted in Film table |
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<img width="643" alt="image" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/35857179/189114462-a7fef0e2-f9ac-4943-98d5-fee9f60a4ab5.png"> |
<img width="643" alt="image" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/35857179/189114462-a7fef0e2-f9ac-4943-98d5-fee9f60a4ab5.png"> |
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#### Example : Primary Value associated when LinkToAnotherRecord is created |
#### Example : Display Value associated when LinkToAnotherRecord is created |
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<img width="311" alt="image" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/35857179/189114548-193acc4d-f714-4204-a560-97668db7884c.png"> |
<img width="311" alt="image" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/35857179/189114548-193acc4d-f714-4204-a560-97668db7884c.png"> |
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## How to set Primary Value ? |
## How to set Display Value ? |
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Click down arrow in the target column. Click `Set as Primary Value`. |
Click down arrow in the target column. Click `Set as Display Value`. |
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<img width="251" alt="image" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/35857179/189114857-b452aa6b-5cdb-4a74-9980-cb839d7d15fd.png"> |
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/35857179/219339727-dee5fdea-6db7-4a06-9e48-df7113cc63b1.png) |
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## How is Primary Value identfied for existing database tables ? |
## How is Display Value identfied for existing database tables ? |
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- It is usually the first column after the primary key which is not a number. |
- It is usually the first column after the primary key which is not a number. |
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- If there is no column which is not a number then the column adjacent to primary key is chosen. |
- If there is no column which is not a number then the column adjacent to primary key is chosen. |
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## Can I change the Primary Value to another column within tables ? |
## Can I change the Display Value to another column within tables ? |
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- Yes, you can use the same way mentioned above to set Primary Value. |
- Yes, you can use the same way mentioned above to set Display Value. |
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