Hi Softr Team,
when selecting a linked record in a form dropdown which is synched with the datasource, Softr currently only displays the primary field of the record. No additional details can be shown.
This causes issues in real use cases.
For example, in our contacts database we have multiple people with the same first and last name. In the dropdown, we can’t tell which one we’re selecting because only the primary field is visible.
As a workaround, we currently generate a combined primary field (first name + last name + email) via a formula. It works, but it’s not a clean or scalable solution like for exmaple “Maria Müller maria@mail.de”
What we’d love to see:
The ability to display additional fields (e.g., email, company, unique ID) from the linked record inside the dropdown — similar to a secondary label or supporting text.
This would make selection much clearer and significantly improve UX.
Thanks for considering this!