Ok guys and @Jean_Pierre_Traets, thanks.
I don’t actually understand exactly though what you are proposing. Is there a way to embed dynamically into the canvas the name of my tables, and then I would use that embedded entity in the formula?
So I would add next to my table called “Project List” an embedded entity that includes that name, then in the concatenate formula I would call that embedded entity to produce my desired ID Column in the Table itself?
If so, what “/” Slash command option am I using, is this a control?
I’d like to add that this is a quintessential issue that is problematic for me, a non-technical user, and I think could be made much simpler with clearer guidelines. I’ve talked about this theme - my opinion that these types of solutions are hard for non-techies in Coda- around the community.
Sorry @Jean_Pierre_Traets I appreciate your help, but you wrote this in such a way that I doubt all but experienced Coda users, who are also technical adept, could pick up what you are saying.
Additionally, I’d like to recommend you guys add into your help materials some suggestions about how to easily create a Dynamic Row ID. This is a big need when a Coda instance gets larger and you have a bunch of rows called “refactor the code” for example. The
Table Name +
Row ID is a very traditional way to create ID’s in Issue Tracking, Feature Management, etc. It gives the user a sense of where a Row is in the context of the larger Doc, and its unique ID in relation to similar rows in the Table. I believe Coda can do this fairly easily, although I don’t quite understand your solution yet.
Also I’d like to tag @maria as you and I have chatted a few times re: how to make Coda easier for less technical types. I think this is another good example of where some well-thought through educational materials would be very useful.