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If your \"Priority\" field uses 1 for Low and 5 for High, automations could only copy that raw number into other fields.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"whats-new","What's new:",[10,19,20,21,25,26,30],{},"Rating fields with configured labels now show a ",[22,23,24],"strong",{},"label subfield"," you can use across Kinabase. In automations, you can copy the text label (such as \"High\" or \"Medium\") directly into a text field on any record. This works for copy assignments, lookups across linked records, form inputs, and API call responses. The same label is also available in expressions using the syntax ",[27,28,29],"code",{},"$FIELD_NAME.LABEL",", and CSV exports now include the label alongside the number (for example, \"3 (Medium)\").",[14,32,34],{"id":33},"why-it-matters","Why it matters:",[36,37,38,45,51],"ul",{},[39,40,41,44],"li",{},[22,42,43],{},"Save time on manual data entry"," by letting automations fill in readable text labels automatically, so your team sees \"High\" instead of \"5\" on generated records.",[39,46,47,50],{},[22,48,49],{},"Simplify CSV round-trips"," with improved import and export that handles labels naturally, whether you paste \"3 (Medium)\", just \"3\", or just \"Medium\".",[39,52,53,56],{},[22,54,55],{},"Use labels in expressions"," to create dynamic text that references rating labels, making computed fields and string formatting more powerful.",[14,58,60],{"id":59},"how-it-works","How it works:",[62,63,64,74,80,91,97],"ol",{},[39,65,66,69,70,73],{},[22,67,68],{},"Configure labels on your rating field."," Open your collection's configuration, go to ",[22,71,72],{},"Fields",", and select a rating field. 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If a rating value has no matching label, the number is used instead.",[10,104,105,106,108],{},"Note: You can also try the ",[27,107,29],{}," syntax in any expression to reference the label text directly.",[14,110,112],{"id":111},"when-to-use-it","When to use it:",[36,114,115,121],{},[39,116,117,120],{},[22,118,119],{},"Operations managers"," who automate task creation from intake forms can copy a risk or priority label into a summary text field, so the team immediately sees \"Critical\" or \"Low\" without checking a separate rating field.",[39,122,123,126],{},[22,124,125],{},"Sales teams"," that generate follow-up records from opportunity ratings can include the rating label (such as \"Hot Lead\" or \"Warm\") directly in the record title or description, making pipeline reviews faster.",[14,128,130],{"id":129},"get-started","Get started",[10,132,133],{},"Open any automation that works with a collection containing a labelled rating field. 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