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Actions on field This article explains how to perform various actions on a field- like rename, change field type, default, field width, record height, show/hide. [Fields Rename Delete Duplicate Hide Display value Sort Record Height Field Width] [NocoDB fields fields overview field administration field organization]

Fields context menu

Fields context menu can be accessed by clicking on the dropdown icon (🔽) next to the field name.
Fields context menu

Edit

Rename field

  1. Open the field context menu
  2. Click on Edit option.
  3. Enter new field name as required in the Field Name field.
  4. Click on Save Field button.

Rename field

Change field type

  1. Open the field context menu
  2. Click on Edit option.
  3. Select new field type from the Field Type dropdown.
  4. Click on Save Field button.

Change field type

Change default value

  1. Open the field context menu
  2. Click on Edit option.
  3. Enter new default value in the Default Value field. To disable, click on x icon.
  4. Click on Save Field button.

Change default value

Change field width

To adjust the width of the field, hover over the field edge and drag to adjust the width.

Change field width

Hide field

  1. Open the field context menu
  2. Click on Hide Field option

:::note

  • Hidden fields are not visible in the table view, but will still be accessible for Formulas, Sort, Filter, etc.
  • To un hide a field, use Toolbar > Fields menu
  • Fields can also be marked as hidden from Toolbar > Fields menu :::

Set as Display value

  1. Open the field context menu
  2. Click on Set as Display Value option.

Refer to Display Value for more details.

Sort Ascending

  1. Open the field context menu
  2. Click on Sort Ascending option.

Sort Descending

  1. Open the field context menu
  2. Click on Sort Descending option.

Duplicate field

  1. Open the field context menu
  2. Click on Duplicate option.

Duplicated field sans the data will be created with suffix _copy in its name & will be placed to the right of the original field.

Insert after a field

  1. Open the field context menu
  2. Click on Insert after option.

New field will be created to the right of the original field.

Insert before a field

  1. Open the field context menu
  2. Click on Insert before option.

New field will be created to the left of the original field.

Delete field

:::info This action cannot be undone. :::

To delete a field, follow the steps below:

  1. Open the field context menu by clicking on dropdown icon (🔽) .
  2. Click on Delete.
  3. Confirm the deletion by clicking on Delete Field on the confirmation modal.

Add / edit field description

Field description can be added by clicking on the Add Description button on the field creation modal or by clicking on the Edit Description button from the field context menu.

add field description edit field description

Description for a field will be visible as a tooltip when hovering over the info icon next to the field name.

Field description