The rows numbers in tables are not seen in mbile app

[Mina_Waheed]

Hi there,
Please, in coda web version on my PC, there are those numbers beside rows in any table. But, they are not seen on the mobile app. I can’t see them.

I know the mobile app doesn’t have many features or just for viewing, but I think those numbers are not an editing option. They are just ID for rows.

Is there anything I can do to show them?
Thanks in advance.

[Jannis]

Hi @Mina_Waheed and welcome to the Coda Community!

Unfortunately, there is currently no option to see them in the mobile app.
However, you can use the following workaround:
Just add a column to your table and apply the following formula:

thisTable.Find(thisRow)

I created a demo doc for you. Please take a look and let me know if that solves your problem.

Best regards
Jannis

[Mina_Waheed]

Hi @Jannis, thank you so much for replying.

So, is there any intention to add this feature in the upcoming plans? Or it’s a complicated one to be added?

Sorry if this’ll be a silly question, but what does this formula do? And what differs it from the default row numbers?

Best regards
Mina

[Jannis]

Hi @Mina_Waheed,

@Mina_Waheed

So, is there any intention to add this feature in the upcoming plans? Or it’s a complicated one to be added?

I’m not a Codan, so unfortunately I can’t answer this question.
What you can do is add this feature as a request to the Suggestion Box.

@Mina_Waheed

Sorry if this’ll be a silly question, but what does this formula do?

A formula is basically a calculation. You can put values into a database in two different ways: manually and automatically. Formulas are automatic calculations of values.

Unfortunately, I don’t have that much time to fully describe it, but you can take a look at the Formulas 101 video course, and you will understand what formulas are for sure.

@Mina_Waheed

And what differs it from the default row numbers?

The formula I applied is just a workaround to make the numbers at the beginning permanently visible.

I hope that helps.

Best regards
Jannis

[Mina_Waheed]

@Jannis

What you can do is add this feature as a request to the Suggestion Box.

Thanks for this, I posted a suggestion.

@Jannis

The formula I applied is just a workaround to make the numbers at the beginning permanently visible.

I know what a formula does in general, thanks for explaining. I just wanted to know this specific formula you wrote, what can it do.

[Jannis]

@Mina_Waheed

Okay, sorry, I misunderstood you.
It calculates the number of the row’s position in the table.

Best regards
Jannis