# Relational data in the app should use Unique Key / Row ID as choice value

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/relational-data-in-the-app-should-use-unique-key-row-id-as-choice-value/7181>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [April 16, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/relational-data-in-the-app-should-use-unique-key-row-id-as-choice-value/7181 "2020-04-16T22:23:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 5:06am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/relational-data-in-the-app-should-use-unique-key-row-id-as-choice-value/7181/5 "2020-05-12T05:06:06Z")

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> [@new Choice now has a 'Display as' property](https://community.glideapps.com/t/choice-now-has-a-display-as-property/8544):
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> This allows you to display choices to the user that correspond to different underlying values. For example, the user could choose a Product Name (e.g. Kitty Litter), but the value is actually the Product Id (e.g. 687y9878g). In our Template Approval app, I can choose between canned responses. The choice items are displayed by their Code, but the values are long Message values:

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