Does anyone have the definitive guide on the secondary fields that are visible to a linked record select? I think in the Web app Grid view, the secondary fields are delivered from the Top Most view on the linked table. Can anyone confirm this? In the mobile app I am a little more lost there seems …

Do you mean the preview of three field values that shows up in the record picker? I think the three fields are the first three fields of the most recently used view of the linked table. But I am not sure. I do know that the three preview fields in iOS changed on me with no schema changes.

Yes, the lookup fields that are in the preview. I am attempting to modify them on the mobile app but and see inconsistency across the two OSs

[image] Vivid-Squid: Does anyone have the definitive guide on the secondary fields that are visible to a linked record select? It is extremely confusing and frustrating. This is how I understand it: Airtable starts off by choosing the topmost grid view of the linked table. As soon as yo…

[image] ScottWorld: It is extremely confusing and frustrating. This is how I understand it: Sounds like the preview fields when picking a linked record is matches the first few fields in the expanded record view?

Oh, wow! Great question, and something that I wasn’t entirely clear about until I just tested this! It only picks from the topmost “grid view”, so it ignores gallery views, kanban views, etc. But… get this… it picks the first few fields that show up in the order they are listed when you click …

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Karlstens February 13, 2023, 8:54pm 7

Yah, this reminds me that I need to re-post a feature enhancement request in their Product Ideas forum.

This madness has to end.

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