How do you add a space in a list of items inserted via a data source?

I am displaying a list of tags in categories in the application builder using a repeat element. However, when I add the data to the text element, there is no space between the words.

For example, there are several choices in the field:

  • one
  • two
  • three
  • four

When I add them to the text box, they appear like this:

one,two,three,four

How do I add a space between items?

one, two, three, four

I tried using a table element, but you can’t use a table in a repeat element. App Builder will not let you choose a data source for the table (inside a repeat element). I would also have to choose a different “property” for each repeat item, which you can’t.

This would have been a good solution for listing the items neatly. The tag option for the table would have worked as well, but it’s tied to the table element.

Having to choose a “property” for the tables is a big drawback, honestly. I wanted to list some measurements out in a table instead of a repeat element, but you have to choose a “property,” and the text fields are not available. You can only choose multiple-choice fields, single-choice fields, file fields, or linked fields.

Being able to insert a table element without having to add a datasource would be great. We could then insert data text like we would a text box inside the table cells.

Hi again @Iokaar, unfortunately, this again is not possible and you have hit another current limitation with the app builder. This is all great feedback for feature requests for the team.

Hey @Iokaar what is the type and the content of you initial field? Is it a textfield that contains all the tags separated by a comma?

Greetings,

Database Table:


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Application Builder:


(Selecting “Plain text” has the same result)

Results in:
Screenshot 2025-05-14 150831

This result would be fine if it had spaces after the commas.

Ideally, I would like them to be neatly organized like in a table.


(A table without borders):

I tried adding a table to my column element container, but I can’t select a property. I also wish the “show more” button could be turned off.

Hope that helps.

Thanks for the details, we are going to test it because I believed that multiselect field were selectable for table data.

They are selectable, but it just wouldn’t let me in that instance. I think it might be because of a nesting issue? You can’t seem to put a table inside a repeat element. Well, you can, but you can’t select a data source and therefore you cannot add data to the table.

In any case, the main issue I am having is displaying the data. When displaying the text data, there needs to be a space after the comma of each item.

hi @Iokaar As a workaround, since you just want a space between the values, you could create a new formula field to achieve this: