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# Table as doc

> AI Table lets you set the primary field (the first column) to type Doc — every record becomes a document, turning your table into a doc-friendly database.

AI Table lets you set the primary field (the first column) to type **Doc** — every record becomes a document, turning your table into a doc-friendly database.

# What can the Doc type be used for?

### **Influencer management**

If you run operations at a livestream commerce company and use AI Table to manage influencers, the table used to hold only structured info — handle, follower count, niche. Now, open the row and create a full illustrated profile for each influencer right in the same record.

### **Project management**

Click any task to view / edit the full details — write the spec right inside your project tracking table.

### **Product management**

Click any product record to view / edit the full description.

### Knowledge base

Every AI Table is now a knowledge base out of the box.

# Basics

### Upgrade an existing table to "table as doc"

Double-click the first field name to open the editor — pick **Doc** as the type to enable **table as doc**.

New tables ship with this turned on by default. A doc icon appears next to the text in the first column.

The icon distinguishes "no doc yet" from "doc created".

## Edit a doc

Click the **View** button on the first field of any row to expand the record. Click the blank area below in the right detail pane to start writing — once you type, the record's doc is created.

Type "/" to summon doc tools; the doc toolbar also appears at the top — the editing experience matches DingTalk Docs.

### Edit in doc mode

Click the icon in the upper-right and pick **Open as doc** — switch to full doc editing mode.

Doc mode unlocks all DingTalk Docs features. Edits and comments sync between the two views.

## Change how records expand

Click the icon to the right of the view name to open view settings — switch the record-view style.

AI Table supports three ways to expand a record:

1. View in right side panel
2. View in modal
3. View as full page

## Share

Click **Share** in the upper-right — pick **Send to chat** or **Copy record link**.

## Permissions

Advanced permissions for "table as doc" split into three parts:

1. **Title** — default **view** permission; you can also enable **add** and **edit**.
2. **Fields** — display follows field permissions; only **manage** permission can add fields.
   | View | Add | Edit | Behavior                                   |
   | ---- | --- | ---- | ------------------------------------------ |
   | ❌    | ❌   | ❌    | Field hidden                               |
   | ✅    | ✅   | ❌    | Field shown; clicking shows "can't edit"   |
   | ✅    | ✅   | ✅    | Field shown; double-click to edit normally |
3. **Doc** — body inherits the title's permissions by default. Role-group member info syncs to doc permissions; doc permissions can be edited inside the doc. The effective permission is the higher of advanced and doc permissions.

Note: users with **add** but no **edit** can edit on first creation, then view-only afterwards.

| **Advanced permission** | **Doc body permission** | **Behavior**                                    |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| None                    | Can't view              | Can't open doc — prompted to request access     |
|                         | Can view                | Can view doc body                               |
|                         | Can edit                | Can edit doc body                               |
| View / Edit             | Can't view              | Title and accessible fields shown, no body      |
|                         | Can view                | Title, accessible fields, body shown            |
|                         | Can edit                | Title, accessible fields, body shown (editable) |

### Doc view

| **Title perm** | **Field-content perm** | **Body perm** | **Behavior**                                                             |
| -------------- | ---------------------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| ❌              | ❌                      | ❌             | Can't open doc — prompted to request access                              |
| ❌              | ❌                      | ✅             | Body shown (title viewable, not editable)                                |
| ❌              | ✅                      | ❌             | Doesn't exist                                                            |
| ✅              | ❌                      | ❌             | Title shown; rest shows "advanced permissions enabled"                   |
| ❌              | ✅                      | ✅             | Doesn't exist                                                            |
| ✅              | ❌                      | ✅             | Title and body shown; rest shows "advanced permissions enabled"          |
| ✅              | ✅                      | ❌             | Title and field content shown; rest shows "advanced permissions enabled" |
| ✅              | ✅                      | ✅             | Title, field content, and body shown                                     |

### Share-card view

| **Title perm** | **Field-content perm** | **Body perm** | **Behavior**                                                                                                                                       |
| -------------- | ---------------------- | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ❌              | ❌                      | ❌             | Hidden — prompted that advanced permissions are on                                                                                                 |
| ❌              | ❌                      | ✅             | Title and body shown                                                                                                                               |
| ❌              | ✅                      | ❌             | —                                                                                                                                                  |
| ✅              | ❌                      | ❌             | Title and body shown                                                                                                                               |
| ❌              | ✅                      | ✅             | —                                                                                                                                                  |
| ✅              | ❌                      | ✅             | Title and body shown                                                                                                                               |
| ✅              | ✅                      | ❌             | Title and field content shown (only when advanced permissions are off; with them on and using the union-take-higher rule, this case doesn't exist) |
| ✅              | ✅                      | ✅             | Title, field content, and body shown                                                                                                               |