Sometimes, finding the column in a table can be harder than one might assume…
- Column_Names may be masked by a (Display Name)
- A table may have 50+ columns
- You may have no idea what it’s relatively called
- The display name may be the result of some giant monster of a
CONCATENATE()
formula
- So you can’t find it based on what you see in the app previvew
At that point, you’re pretty much down to using landmarks to find you way
- Is there an image column?
- What type is the column?
- What types nearby?
- How far down the form’s page is it (which could be very misleading)
- Names of columns (or at least display names)
- etc.
Trying to find a column like this can take awhile…
Inside the Google App Script Editor (new edition), if you hold the ctrl key down and hover over a function that’s being called - it becomes a hyperlink to that function.
- So all you have to do is hold ctrl + click on the function to be taken to that function.
I would love to see something like this inside the App Preview panel
- Hold ctrl and hover over the display name/description of a field…
- and it becomes a hyperlink that takes you directly into that columns settings
- By that I mean to open the Type Qualifier panel (the little pencil icon on the Columns panel)
- Or perhaps some sort of floating button on the side next to the column (in the app preview)
Something to help us get to that column a bit faster would be much appreciated
As always: thanks for considering!