# Reference "Data Key Alias" text/string in report designer?

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**Created:** [July 28, 2025, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reference-data-key-alias-text-string-in-report-designer/109029 "2025-07-28T23:01:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reference-data-key-alias-text-string-in-report-designer/109029/1 "2025-07-28T23:01:00Z")

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hi,

Is there an easy way to reference the "Data Key Alias" text in a cell of a report table? I already set it all up once in the data, I don't want to retype or cut/paste it all again.  
Column1 column 2  
Name (Same as data key alias) Value