diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/tables/QTableMetaData.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/tables/QTableMetaData.java
index 99e52602..9819f5b3 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/tables/QTableMetaData.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/tables/QTableMetaData.java
@@ -640,6 +640,18 @@ public class QTableMetaData implements QAppChildMetaData, Serializable, MetaData
 
 
 
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** fluent setter for both recordLabelFormat and recordLabelFields
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public QTableMetaData withRecordLabelFormatAndFields(String format, String... fields)
+   {
+      setRecordLabelFormat(format);
+      setRecordLabelFields(Arrays.asList(fields));
+      return (this);
+   }
+
+
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     ** Getter for recordLabelFields
     **