# Display & Search Additional Fields in Relation Field Picker

**URL:** <https://community.fibery.io/t/display-search-additional-fields-in-relation-field-picker/10733>\
**Category:** Ideas & Features\
**Created:** [April 11, 2026, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/display-search-additional-fields-in-relation-field-picker/10733 "2026-04-11T12:16:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![rabrunos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/rabrunos/32/13629_2.png) [@rabrunos](https://community.fibery.io/u/rabrunos)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2026, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/display-search-additional-fields-in-relation-field-picker/10733/1 "2026-04-11T12:16:58Z")

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In relation field search, it would be extremely useful to allow displaying values from additional fields alongside the primary field (e.g., ID).

**Example setup:**

- **ID Number** (renamed primary field): `4576925445`
- **Name** (text field): `My Name`

In large datasets, searching by ID is more reliable since names can repeat. However, when multiple records share similar ID prefixes, users are forced to either:

- Manually verify each result, or
- Type the full ID to find the correct one

This slows down selection significantly.

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### **Suggestion**

Add an option to configure which additional fields are displayed in the relation picker results.

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### **Expected behavior**

- User types part of the ID (e.g., `4576`)
- Results display:
  - `4576925445 — My Name`

- User can visually identify the correct record without typing the full ID

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### **Extended improvement (optional but ideal)**

Allow searching not only by the primary field (ID), but also by any of the visible fields (e.g., Name).

Additionally, improve how search works on these secondary fields.

**Current limitation in other tools:**

- Searching by ID → partial match works (e.g., `4576`)
- Searching by Name → requires exact/full match
  - Example:
    - Works: `My Name`
    - Does NOT work: `My N`

**Suggested improvement:**

- Enable partial / incremental search on secondary fields as well
- Example:
  - Typing `My N` should already return `My Name`

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### **Reference behavior (from other tools)**

Some apps provide a settings button inside the relation field UI, where users can:

- Select which fields are displayed in the dropdown
- Enable search across those selected fields

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### **Benefits**

- Faster and more accurate record selection
- Better usability for large datasets
- Reduced friction when working with numeric identifiers
- Consistent and more intuitive search behavior across all fields

This would significantly improve the efficiency of relation fields in real-world usage.

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**Below is a screenshot from another app demonstrating this behavior.**

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/4/451b62452cde89bd85dc4ac19e9ee2c1ad907d01.png)

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**Author:** ![interr0bangr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/interr0bangr/32/8089_2.png) [@interr0bangr](https://community.fibery.io/u/interr0bangr)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/display-search-additional-fields-in-relation-field-picker/10733/2 "2026-04-12T16:43:15Z")

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Dupe of this request: [Link or Create window, display other fields (besides “Name”) for easy identification of desired entity](https://community.fibery.io/t/link-or-create-window-display-other-fields-besides-name-for-easy-identification-of-desired-entity/5679)