# Option to show field in reference and entity picker **URL:** \ **Category:** Ideas & Features\ **Created:** [July 11, 2022, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/option-to-show-field-in-reference-and-entity-picker/3062 "2022-07-11T13:33:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ollie\_YGA](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/ollie_yga/32/5128_2.png) [@Ollie\_YGA](https://community.fibery.io/u/Ollie_YGA)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/option-to-show-field-in-reference-and-entity-picker/3062/1 "2022-07-11T13:33:23Z")
Hi, it would be really useful to have an option to make a field show next to the entity name when it’s referenced (and in the entity picker/search). Exactly how the ‘State’ and assignee field is shown: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/d/d3e116613c5b4df9651c6b3e0f0eb3f6826a27b1.png) This is really useful for seeing the state of an entity, but not all entities have states or assignees. To be able to choose which fields show in this way at the database level would be very useful and flexible, for example like this: (please excuse the poor mockup) ![Show in References](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/8/8cdf25ef8b6806345bb0fd9db07346b6d24808d4.png) or ![Show in references and picker](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/2/20a781ef2e98d40edcac02a8e57c883c7118baf6.png) Or any other field. A couple of examples I would use this for are to have a formula generate a breadcrumb trail for template tasks, so I don’t get lost/confused about the project they’re in. Another would be to show a particular single or multi select that’s important for a specific entity. Another would be a formula to show when a task was last worked on. Finally, this field could then also be shown in the rick text entity picker: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/9/93e8b1d2550fcfcd7f1f2f536d7a320c38e80285.png) And give the user context when more than one entity has the same name (currently this is very confusing for me as I have multiple projects which all have multiple units, and don’t want to name them with a formula, as it needs to be editable down the line). I hope this is something that other people might find useful too! Please let me know if this is unclear or if I need to elaborate. ---
**Author:** ![Chr1sG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/chr1sg/32/3941_2.png) [@Chr1sG](https://community.fibery.io/u/Chr1sG)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 1:55pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/option-to-show-field-in-reference-and-entity-picker/3062/2 "2022-07-11T13:55:34Z")
Related > [@\[DONE\] Customize Fields in Inline Entities in Rich Text Boxes](https://community.fibery.io/t/customize-fields-in-inline-entities-in-rich-text-boxes/1283): > > Hi again, I would like to revive a subject from the [April 20 Changelog](https://community.fibery.io/t/changelog-april-20-calendar-view-deactivate-users-cool-inline-entities/650) re: customization of the great inline mentions we have in Fibery (one of the best features, please guys don’t change this it’s good as is!) My request is only about what you can see about the Inline Entity, following on @mdubakov assertion here from that post: My team makes great use of the Inline mentions, and at times we are seeing that we could definitely use some customizations. For example, we reference Users a lot,… ---
**Author:** ![mdubakov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/mdubakov/32/10_2.png) [@mdubakov](https://community.fibery.io/u/mdubakov)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 7:43am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/option-to-show-field-in-reference-and-entity-picker/3062/3 "2022-10-25T07:43:37Z")
Mention customization is implemented in the latest release > [@CHANGELOG: October 20, 2022 / Customize mentions, Field description](https://community.fibery.io/t/changelog-october-20-2022-customize-mentions-field-description/3434): > > nail_care Customize Fields for Entity mentions [customize-units-mentions] Wouldn’t it be nice to see something apart from the name of a mentioned thing? Maybe not even State or Assignees but something different? Customize Fields for each Database to provide readers with more click-free context: Due Date for Tasks Customer and Customer Status for Feedback Notes Amount and Probability for Deals (you name it) thinking Field description It’s not always obvious from a Field na… ---
**Author:** ![Chr1sG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/chr1sg/32/3941_2.png) [@Chr1sG](https://community.fibery.io/u/Chr1sG)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2025, 11:21am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/option-to-show-field-in-reference-and-entity-picker/3062/4 "2025-04-29T11:21:59Z")