{{-- SW, 1/10/2023 variables come from the SELECT statement from datatable query() see App\DataTables\ProvidersDataTable::query select( DB::raw( users.first_name, users.last_name, users.status, users.username, users.approval_date, users.email, users.id, users_editors.id as provider_id, CONCAT(users.first_name, " ", users.last_name) as full_name ) ); --}}