Allow fields in Select Dialog Dropdown (to-one relation), so we can better identify entities by other fields than their name

Ideas & Features
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The problem with the current Select Dialog Dropdown (to-one relation field) is that it only shows the Name of the entities to select from.

This is most of the times not enough to identify what entity we are looking for. Often names are nearly the same and do not have clear distinction in their name.

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Examples cases

People or Contributors

  • Names like “John Smith” or “Maria Garcia” may appear multiple times across different teams or time periods.
  • Solution: Show team, role, or organization next to the name.

Tasks or Features

  • Features often have vague or similar names like “Sync”, “Integration”, “Dashboard Improvements”.
  • Solution: Include the parent project name or feature status.

Content or Notes

  • Notes or documents titled “Meeting Notes”, “Feedback”, or “Summary” exist in almost every project.
  • Solution: Show project name, date created, or author.

Suggestion

Allow customization of how items are rendered in the dropdown — either:

  • Support templates like Name + [Field1] + [Field2]
  • or let the user pick the fields to be displayed in the dropdown.
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