Are there any features/operations that are not available for fields placed in a table?
When setting tables in an app form, keep in mind that tables have the following limitations.
Limitations when using fields inside a table for certain features or in other fields' settings
- Fields inside a table cannot be set for Key field or Field mappings in the settings of a Lookup field.
Configuring a "Lookup" field
Fields that can be specified for "Field mappings" - Fields inside a table cannot be set for Fetch criteria in the settings of a Related records field.
Field that can be specified for the "Fetch criteria" setting in related records - When you include references to a field inside a table in the formula of a field that is not in a table, functions that can be used in the formula are only SUM and CONTAINS.
SUM function: Calculate the total of numeric values
CONTAINS function: Determine if a field contains an exact match for a specified character string
List of operators and functions - If you set Record permalink as a source field in the Field mappings section in the settings of an app action, fields inside a table cannot be set as a corresponding destination field.
Available field combinations for app actions - Fields inside a table cannot be set for a Title field.
Setting Title field - It is not possible to set permissions for fields inside a table in the Permissions for fields settings.
Configuring permissions for fields
Limitations when bulk updating data in tables via file import
- If a table contains an Attachment field, data in the table cannot be bulk updated.
Checking the destination app for file import - Data in a table cannot be bulk updated if the table contains a Lookup field and you do not have view permission for its Datasource app.
Checking the destination app for file import
Other limitations
- Tables cannot be placed in a Field group field.
Field group - Once you click Activate app or Update app after placing fields, these fields cannot be placed in a table.
- It is not possible to sort data of fields inside a table.
Which fields and items can be used for "Sort by"?