Table properties in Table Builder
- UpdatedJan 30, 2025
- 2 minutes to read
- Yokohama
- Building applications
Various table and table column properties can be modified by using Table Builder.
Table column properties
The following table shows descriptions of the properties that you can modify for the columns in a data table.
Field | Description |
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Column label | Unique label for the column. |
Column name | Database name for the column. |
Type | Type of information that the column contains. For example, to contain plain text in the column, select String. Depending on the type that you select, fill in the additional fields to further define the table column. For example, if you select String, define the character limit of the string input. Or, if you select Choice, define the choices that users can choose from. See Field types. |
Reference | Table that is associated with the column. This field applies only if the column type is Reference. |
Max length | Maximum number of characters that users can enter in the field. |
Default value | Value that populates the field automatically after a new record is created. |
Display | Option to set the column as the display value for the table. A reference field shows the display value of the table to which it is referring. For example, the Opened by column of the task table refers to the user table. Because the display value of the user table is the user name, the Opened by field shows something like Beth Anglin or Joe Employee. When you select a display value, choose the table column that would act as an appropriate title for individual records. Only one column can act as the display value for a table. |
Table properties
The following table shows the descriptions of the properties that you can modify for a selected data table.
Option | Procedure |
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Change the table label | In the General information tab, update the Table label field. |
Make the table extensible |
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Add record numbers |
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Accessible from |
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Application access controls |
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