> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.farmtrace.co.za/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Table screen fields

> Understand which downloaded fields appear on the Dsync table screen.

# Table screen fields

Some existing configurations may contain properties that do not currently control the behaviour their names suggest.

Do not rely on these fields when diagnosing current table-screen behaviour.

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## `displayColumns`

Example:

```json theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
{
  "displayColumns": [
    "Name",
    "Production Unit"
  ]
}
```

`displayColumns` does **not currently determine**:

* which fields appear on the table screen; or
* the order in which those fields appear.

The table screen builds its columns from the downloaded row data and automatically hides certain system fields.

You may retain `displayColumns` as planning or configuration information if it is useful to the setup team, but:

* do not remove a required field from `requestColumns` because it is absent from `displayColumns`;
* do not expect changing `displayColumns` alone to change the table screen;
* do not use `displayColumns` as the first place to troubleshoot missing fields.

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## `view`

Example:

```json theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
{
  "view": "Active Staff"
}
```

`view` does **not currently select a source-database view**.

If the downloaded data needs to be restricted, use `queryFilter` and ensure that the configured source table and field names are correct.

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