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Flexible change the display name value of a reference field

sieusaopolo15
Giga Sage

‎03-09-2026 12:23 AM

I have an reference field "A" on my custom table which is used on both tables: incident and user

=> What I want is to show different display name when users access to table incident and user like it will be showing display reference value = "Hello" in table Incident and showing display reference value = "Good bye" in table User. Is this logic even possible to do ?

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NagaChandaE
Mega Sage
In response to Mark Manders

‎03-09-2026 09:37 AM

Hi @Mark Manders,

Yes . It works

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AnjalPDijo
Tera Guru

‎03-09-2026 06:45 AM

Hello @sieusaopolo15 ,

No, this isn’t supported out of the box. A reference field can only use the display value defined on the referenced table, so it can’t show different display values on different forms or tables.

Best Regards, 
Anjal

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