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Using the Input app, I want to hide a layer's attribute field from the user's smartphone view. For example, there is no need for them to see the fid, as shown in the phone screenshot below.

I suspect that it's managed from within the QGIS > Layer Properties > Attribute Forms page, but nothing is apparent to me. I've reviewed the Mergin and Input docs without success. I'm using QGIS 3.24.1

How can I hide an attribute field in the Input app display?

Edit: My question is about viewing a field and its data. I'm asking how to hide it completely from view. The fid is a good example because it is for internal software use only, and is not user-editable.

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  • Is this about digitizing, or viewing the data?
    – Erik
    Commented Apr 13, 2022 at 7:22
  • Thanks, it is for viewing the data; OP updated.
    – Stu Smith
    Commented Apr 13, 2022 at 15:04

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you can customise this view by going to Layer Properties > Display. Within that, you can use some basic HTML tags, for example:

# fields
Box ID

You can also embed a photo preview (if you have a photo field:

# image
file:///[%@project_folder%]/[% "image_1" %]

For HTML, you can write something like this:

<p><strong>Notes:</strong>[% "notes" %]</p>

For more information, see: https://merginmaps.com/docs/gis/features/#settings-for-mergin-maps-input-preview-panel

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  • Thanks, but the # fields option does not work as you propose. When I use it with two field names, Input responds with "No map tip available".
    – Stu Smith
    Commented Apr 15, 2022 at 15:50
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I stumbled onto an answer...

From the QGIS Layers panel, select the layer and go to Layer properties > Attributes Form > Available widgets and select the field that to be hidden. In my case, that field was fid.

On the right side, drop-down the Widget Type to Hidden.

Apply the change, then synchronize the Mergin project, and...

Voila! The field no longer appears in the Input app.

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  • If you only need some fields, it is even easier to change form from "autogenerate" to Drag and Drop Designer. There you can simply remove fields that you don't want to be visible.
    – Trnovstyle
    Commented Oct 19, 2022 at 9:31

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