Is it possible to set the link text for a URL field type?

Is it possible to provide a "link text" for a URL field type such that displaying the URL-typed field shows the link text and not the URL stored in the URL field? 

Background: In a "parent" Opportunity / Account / Contact, we store a link to the last Task, Note, Email, Call, Meeting record created or updated against that related "parent". We also store the Task / Note / etc. Date Modified as a Last Activity Date for the "parent" record. This allows us to do some reporting on the Last Activity against a "parent" record and provide an easy way to see what that last activity was.

Here is a screenshot of the Last Activity Link (URL field type) showing the URL. We would like the link text to be some actual text...not having the link text be the actual URL. 

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  • I believe it is a simple customization.

    Template detail.hbs inside UrlField evaluate the attribute 'isClickable'.

    You may need to create a custom UrlField and override the method format accordingly.

    André Lopes
    Lampada Global
    Skype: andre.lampada
  • Another option would be to create a new TextField type field calculating from your URL type field and then use that field in the Record view instead. 

    The downside is that you will need to re-save the existing records to have the field being calculated. 

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  • Another option would be to create a new TextField type field calculating from your URL type field and then use that field in the Record view instead. 

    The downside is that you will need to re-save the existing records to have the field being calculated. 

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