nextcloud / nextcloud/tables

Separate Labels and Values for selection type field

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

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Describe the solution you'd like

It would be nice to have a single selection field type where the Label for selection can be different from the value stored. So if you wanted a selection table by Months of the year, you could select March and store the value 3. That way all entries with March selected could be grouped for calculations but it would also provide month to month reporting based on the months in numerical order. There can be many other uses for this field type. Hopefully reports could still retrieve the label for visual representation.

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. First locate the selection-field implementation and the reporting path, then clarify how labels and stored values should be represented and exposed. Done means selections can display labels, persist distinct values such as March and 3, and support the requested grouping and reporting behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
full-stack
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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