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title: Managing custom table data
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> - [sitemap.md](https://docs.kentico.com/sitemap.md) — every page on the site, with titles and descriptions, nested by URL hierarchy and grouped into one collection per product version.
> - [llms.txt](https://docs.kentico.com/llms.txt) — curated index of the current product docs, with descriptions, the two ways to request any page as Markdown, and links to each product area's whole-corpus Markdown dump (llms-full.txt).

As a content editor, you can manage data stored in custom tables in the **Custom table data** application.

As an administrator, you can access the same interface in **Custom tables** application, on the **Data** tab of a particular custom table.

## Adding data into custom tables

The following example uses the **People** custom table created according to the instructions in [Creating custom tables](https://docs.kentico.com/13/developing-websites/defining-website-content-structure/managing-custom-tables/creating-custom-tables.md). The procedure is the same for any other custom table (except for the fields, which always depend on individual tables).

1. Open the **Custom table data** application.
2. Click **Edit** (****) next to the **People** table.
3. Click **New item**.
4. Fill in the custom table's editing form.

   ![Creating a new custom table entry](https://docs.kentico.com/docsassets/13/managing-custom-table-data/adding_data_into_custom_table.png "Creating a new custom table entry")
5. Click **Save** to store the data into the custom table.
6. Click **Create another** and create at least two more records.

## Viewing data in custom tables

The following example uses the **People** custom table created according to the instructions in [Creating custom tables](https://docs.kentico.com/13/developing-websites/defining-website-content-structure/managing-custom-tables/creating-custom-tables.md). The procedure is the same for any other custom table (except for the fields, which always depend on individual tables).

1. Open the **Custom table data** application.
2. Click **Edit** (****) next to the **People** table. The system displays the list of entries in the custom table.
3. Click **Select displayed fields**. The system displays the **Select displayed fields** dialog box.
4. Select the check boxes for the fields that you want to display.

   ![Modifying the displayed fields of custom table data](https://docs.kentico.com/docsassets/13/managing-custom-table-data/modifying_displayed_fields.png "Modifying the displayed fields of custom table data")
5. Click **Save & Close**. You can now see the modified view of the entries.
6. Click **View** () next to any of the data records. The system displays a dialog with detailed information about the entry.

   ![Viewing the details of a custom table entry](https://docs.kentico.com/docsassets/13/managing-custom-table-data/displaying_record_detail.png "Viewing the details of a custom table entry")

> **Tip:** **Tip**: You can create a custom filter for the custom table's data using alternative forms. See [Displaying filters using alternative forms](https://docs.kentico.com/13/custom-development/extending-the-administration-interface/creating-alternative-forms/displaying-filters-using-alternative-forms.md).