Calendar View Displays Lookup Field Instead of Display Column / Row Title

Hi all,

I’m having an issue where my Calendar view is displaying the wrong column as the event title. Here’s the setup:

:pushpin: Table Setup:

  • I have a table called DB-Task.
  • It contains:
    • Description → text field (this should be the event title)
    • Sub-01 → relation (lookup) to another table (Sub01)
    • CalendarTitle → formula column: =Description

:magnifying_glass_tilted_left: Problem:

Despite setting CalendarTitle as the Display Column (via Card layout), the Calendar view continues to show values from Sub-01 (the lookup field) as the label on events — not the Description.

:white_check_mark: What I’ve Tried:

  • Set CalendarTitle as the Display Column using Options → Layout → Cards.
  • Created a fresh Calendar view from a new table view.
  • Made CalendarTitle the only visible column in the Calendar view.
  • Tried using a direct Description column instead of a formula.
  • Tried setting it as the first visible column.
  • Reloaded the doc and browser.
  • Duplicated the Calendar view.
  • Confirmed CalendarTitle has non-empty values.

:red_exclamation_mark:Expected Result:

The calendar cards should display Description (or CalendarTitle) as the event label.

:cross_mark: Actual Result:

The cards show the Sub-01 field (lookup), even though it’s not set as the display column.


:brain: Question:

  • Is this expected behaviour when a lookup field exists?
  • Is there any way to force the Calendar to show a specific text field?
  • Or is this a known limitation/bug with Calendar views?

Any insight or workarounds would be much appreciated. Thank you!

Tony

Hi @Antonio_Gil and welcome to the Coda Community!

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Jannis