When an entity includes a relation, the Entity View (accessed any number of ways, including with the “Open entity” button on table views) displays in large colorful boxes a “+ Link or create” button: [fibery-entity-view-create-relation] If the Name column of the relation is generated using a form…

released [image] April 17, 2025 / leaf_fluttering_in_wind Duplicate Field, Improve Entity creation flow when entity name is generated via a formula, Multi-accounts in Google calendar Changelog This release has several quality of life improvements for creators …

[image] Absolute: whatever was typed is lost. If an entity has a name generated by a formula, then whatever you type will be overridden by the formula as calculated (and in many cases, like yours, this is blank). It’s not really a bug, since the name is read-only if a formula is used. It’s …

There is some discussion of it here: [image] Add ability to open a new record pop-up Ideas & Features Every record has record lists. “+ Link or create” is confusing when you want to create a new record with a formula name. This ONE button does TWO actions: link or create. …

Appreciate the insight. However, despite the mechanics, certainly a UX failure of this magnitude deserves to be labelled a bug. Given that relations tend to propagate over time, and that the Entity View is standard throughout Fibery for all users and views, this UX failure leads me to conclude that…

[FIXED] Formula in Name column breaks Entity View of relation

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mdubakov April 17, 2025, 1:11pm 5

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[UX/UI/Bug] Fields - Relations - Entity creation flow (with formula-generated name) from inside relation field

Topic		Replies	Views
[UX/UI/Bug] Fields - Relations - Entity creation flow (with formula-generated name) from inside relation field Bugs & Issues	4	110	April 7, 2026
[DONE] Entities with formula names have surprising Quick Add UX Ideas & Features	5	110	April 19, 2025
[DONE] Create Formula Driven Entities with Ask-A-User Prompts Ideas & Features	2	354	April 19, 2025
Formula based Name causes issues in related entity creation form Bugs & Issues	2	69	January 8, 2026
[DONE] Reduce Number of Clicks Necessary to create new entities with Names Generated by Formula in Grid View Ideas & Features	4	240	April 19, 2025

[FIXED] Formula in Name column breaks Entity View of relation

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