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# Displaying sample data for a column

{% hint style="info" %}
**Required workspace permission:**

* **Source data:** Preview source data
* **Destination data:** Preview destination data
  {% endhint %}

For each column on **Database View**, you can display a sample list of the column values.

For columns that have an assigned generator, the sample shows both the current values and the possible values after the generator is applied.

To display the sample values, in the **Column** column, click the magnifying glass icon.

If the generator is Passthrough, then the sample data panel contains only **Original Data**.

![Sample data for a column that does not have an assigned generator](https://3378426797-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LSQCLFQ4bslJ-HYc8c3%2Fuploads%2FmPyI8M7E5EdvKKg1rpeQ%2FDatabaseViewColumnSampleDataOriginal.png?alt=media\&token=6a5554d5-aab4-49d1-80b9-6a0292f8948c)

If a different generator is assigned, then the sample data panel contains both **Original Data** and **Protected Output**.

![Sample data for a column that has an assigned generator](https://3378426797-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LSQCLFQ4bslJ-HYc8c3%2Fuploads%2F6TL8B6WPGqhXBZp2sRsD%2FDatabaseViewColumnSampleDataOriginalOutput.png?alt=media\&token=66aa6e64-a43a-476a-9c98-3d6e3260dd9c)


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