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title: "Primary value" |
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title: "Primary Value" |
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description: "Understanding Primary Value in NocoDB!" |
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position: 580 |
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category: "Product" |
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menuTitle: "Primary value" |
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menuTitle: "Primary Value" |
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--- |
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## What is a Primary 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. |
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- And when LinkToAnotherRecord is created between two tables - it is the primary value that appears in LinkToAnotheRecord column. |
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#### Example : Primary Value highlighted in actor table |
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<img width="547" alt="actor" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5435402/152645708-92b83985-4a0a-42b2-9d01-d26be70fd3aa.png"> |
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#### Example : Primary 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"> |
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#### Example : Primary Value highlighted in film table |
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<img width="1406" alt="film-table" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5435402/152645713-b4df99b2-4eb7-4fea-85f9-0baf47470ef3.png"> |
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#### Example : Primary 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"> |
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#### Example : Primary Value associated when LinkToAnotherRecord is created |
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<img width="753" alt="actor-film" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5435402/152645714-4061c94a-4cfb-44e5-b112-63cf4ed869fe.png"> |
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<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 ? |
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Click down arrow in the target column. Click `Set as Primary Value`. |
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<img width="251" alt="image" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/35857179/189114857-b452aa6b-5cdb-4a74-9980-cb839d7d15fd.png"> |
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## How is Primary 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. |
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- 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 ? |
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- Yes, you can. Hover over column which you want as primary column and click ```Set as Primary Value``` |
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- Yes, you can use the same way mentioned above to set Primary Value. |
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