Mapping First Question on Form to First Column on Main Table

I have set up three forms for my project. The first one, without me realizing what I had done, mapped the first question to the first column on its associated Main Table (which is great). However, I cannot get that to happen for the other two forms.

I read how if the question doesn’t match the column name, it will automap. But cannot replicate that in a way that works for the board. Right now, each board has ‘Title’ as the first question (short text). Each form puts out to a column called ‘Title.’ However, the first column on both forms’ Main Table is ‘Item’ and the data for each line item under that column is ‘Incoming From Answer.’

I also read that you can change the item terminology of that first column, so I tried that but it still doesn’t output the first answer there with any of the options.

tl;dr - how do I get the first answer from a form to output to the first column of its associated main table (where the answers are)?

Hi @davidharley ,

The way this is set up is a bit confusing in the form set up, but it is definitely possible to achieve what you are trying to do.

When you are in the edit mode of a form, go to the customize tab to open the right side bar. In the right side bar find “monday.com settings” and check the first box that says “Include name question in form”. This will populate a new short text field that can be renamed to best fit the need of your board. I believe it can only be a short text field so you can’t change the field type, but hopefully this is able to help for your use case!

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