Have you explicitly set any validators for the field (e.g., IS_IN_DB)? I believe you only get the default represent attribute when you don't explicitly set a validator (perhaps that should be changed).
Anthony On Wednesday, August 1, 2012 11:17:24 AM UTC-4, lyn2py wrote: > > I refer to http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/6 under Record > representation > >> The format attribute will be used for two purposes: >> >> - To represent referenced records in select/option drop-downs. >> >> >> - To set the db.othertable.person.represent attribute for all fields >> referencing this table. This means that SQLTABLE will not show references >> by id but will use the format preferred representation instead. >> >> > > 1. I have specified the format but it doesn't appear per the format > (in appadmin, when listing table records). I have restarted the server > (just in case) but it still references the ID rather than the specified > format. Any ideas? > 2. It also doesn't appear so in the drop down menus (again, all appear > as IDs). I had to separately specify the format for the drop down menus. > Is > it supposed to work this way? It doesn't seem like it based on the above > explanation. > > Please help. Thanks! > > --
