Hi
The reason the tables are so named is because you have used fabrik to actually create the tables. When you set up field elements and forms, then create the corresponding table in fabrik, fabrik actually goes away to your database and creates that table for you in the back-end of mysql. At this stage, fabrik creates the mysql table name all by itself - hence the rather abstract names.
Once a fabrik table is "bound" to a mysql table, thats it. You can't create the stuff in fabrik, let fabrik then create the stuff in mysql, then re-name the tables in mysql - If you do this, fabrik will think the tables have been dropped from the database (try it and see what happens - I may be wrong)
You will notice on the table editor settings, when first creating a fabrik table, you are presented with a drop-down that allows you to select the mysql table you want to "bind" to - once you have selected this and saved the fabrik table, you can't go back and edit this.
Thing to do if you want full control over the mysql tables, is create them yourself using mysql administrator for mysql5. Its a full windows gui and will connect to your mysql database even if its hosted on a web server somewhere (which I assume it is) You can get this from the mysql site under MySQL5 GUI Tools (or something similar) I always use this whenever possible as MySQLAdminPHP does my head in.
Once you have created the tables you require in MySql - THEN go to fabrik and create your first table. Doing it this way round, you get to tell fabrik which EXISTING MySQL table you want to generate forms for, and fabrik does the rest. This saves you HOURS of manually creating each element then group etc.
Once fabrik has done all the donkey work, you can then edit individual elements to tailor them for such things as radio buttons, combos & lookups etc.
Hope this helps.
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