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    Reference fields store a sys_id for each referenced record in the database, but the sys_id is not shown.

    The reference field shows the display value. For example, an incident's Assigned to field stores the sys_id of a particular user, but actually displays the user's name. The following example shows how Charlie Witherspoon, which is the display value of a user record, is shown in the Assigned to field.

    Figure 1. Display value xml
    Table 1. Reference field
    Reference field Value stored in database Display value field of source table Value displayed in UI
    Assigned to [task.assigned_to] 46b87022a9fe198101a78787e40d7547 Name [sys_user.name] Charlie Whitherspoon
    Reference fields show display values in:
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      Display values

      Reference fields store a sys_id for each referenced record in the database, but the sys_id is not shown.

      The reference field shows the display value. For example, an incident's Assigned to field stores the sys_id of a particular user, but actually displays the user's name. The following example shows how Charlie Witherspoon, which is the display value of a user record, is shown in the Assigned to field.

      Figure 1. Display value xml
      Table 1. Reference field
      Reference field Value stored in database Display value field of source table Value displayed in UI
      Assigned to [task.assigned_to] 46b87022a9fe198101a78787e40d7547 Name [sys_user.name] Charlie Whitherspoon
      Reference fields show display values in:
      • Lists
      • Forms
      • Reports
      • Auto-complete suggestions
      • Slushbuckets
      Related concepts
      • Unique record identifier (sys_id)

      Tags:

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