Display values
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- UpdatedAug 1, 2024
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- Xanadu
- Platform Field Administration
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.
| 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 Content
- Unique record identifier (sys_id)
A unique 32-character GUID (Globally Unique ID), called a Sys ID (sys_id) identifies each record in an instance.