How to remove link for reference field on list view, but still be able to list-edit it

[MG Casey]

Somewhat interesting use case:

Users want the ability to list-edit a certain table when on list-view. The columns that need quick editing are reference fields.

Since they update many records at a time by holding CTRL or SHIFT, they don't want the risk of clicking on the link in the reference field on the list-view. They'd rather have that not be linked, but would still need to be able to edit that field once double-clicked like any normal reference field.

Any ideas?

[hadyndickson]

This may not help the OP, but anyone else who finds this who had a similar issue to me...

Brad Tilton had a similar answer to this here which helped me: https://community.servicenow.com/community?id=community_question&sys_id=a62347e1dbd8dbc01dcaf3231f96...

Basically in the list layout, instead of referencing the record in the column ie cmdb_ci.business_manager instead reference a FIELD on the record ie cmdb_ci.business_manager.name. That will make that column no longer a link to the reference (because the field is a string not a reference).

Hope that helps.

[Elliott2]

Great answer, and should really be marked as the solution