nocodb/packages/noco-docs/docs/070.fields/040.field-types/080.user-based/020.created-by.md

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Created By	This article explains how to create & work with a Created By field.	[Fields Field types Created By]	[Fields Field types Created By]

Since version v0.204.0 (Jan 2024), NocoDB internally captures the user who created a record. This information is stored as a system field in the database & is not included in the table by default. To view this information on the table, you can create a Created By field manually by following the steps below.

Create a Created By field

1. Click on + icon to the right of Fields header
2. On the dropdown modal, enter the field name (Optional).
3. Select the field type as CreatedBy from the dropdown.
4. Click on Save Field button.

:::note

• When connected to an external database, user creating record information is not captured automatically. You can create a Created By field manually by following the steps above. For external database connections, this field is not a system field & can be deleted.
• Created By field is empty indicates the record either
  • predates the created by feature (v0.204.0, Jan 2024). Prior to this feature release, this information was not captured.
  • was created using shared form.
  • external database connection : information is captured only after the field is explicitly created. :::

Cell display

Created By field is displayed as a read-only field in the table view. Displays email address of the user who created the record if the user has no display name set. If the user has a display name set, the display name is displayed.

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