diff --git a/python/kontor-gui/gui/comic_window.py b/python/kontor-gui/gui/comic_window.py
index bf8b8d2..c4a9064 100644
--- a/python/kontor-gui/gui/comic_window.py
+++ b/python/kontor-gui/gui/comic_window.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from PySide6.QtCore import Signal, QSortFilterProxyModel
-from PySide6.QtWidgets import QWidget, QVBoxLayout, QTabWidget, QTableView, QMdiSubWindow, QHeaderView
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QMainWindow, QWidget, QVBoxLayout, QTabWidget, QMenu, QTableView, QMdiSubWindow, \
+    QHeaderView
 
 from gui.model_config import KontorModelConfig
 from gui.table_model import KontorTableModel
@@ -53,11 +54,11 @@ class ComicWindow(QMdiSubWindow):
         self.data_views.append(model)
         data_tab.setLayout(layout)
         table_view = QTableView()
+        header = table_view.horizontalHeader()
+        header.setSectionResizeMode(QHeaderView.ResizeMode.ResizeToContents)
         proxy_model = QSortFilterProxyModel()
         proxy_model.setSourceModel(model)
         table_view.setSortingEnabled(True)
-        header = table_view.horizontalHeader()
-        header.setSectionResizeMode(QHeaderView.ResizeMode.ResizeToContents)
         table_view.setModel(proxy_model)
         layout.addLayout(table_config.get_filter_layout())
         layout.addWidget(table_view)
diff --git a/python/kontor-gui/gui/media_window.py b/python/kontor-gui/gui/media_window.py
index 132a21e..accbf43 100644
--- a/python/kontor-gui/gui/media_window.py
+++ b/python/kontor-gui/gui/media_window.py
@@ -57,11 +57,9 @@ class MediaWindow(QMdiSubWindow):
         proxy_model = QSortFilterProxyModel()
         proxy_model.setSourceModel(model)
         table_view.setSortingEnabled(True)
-        # header = table_view.horizontalHeader()
-        # header.setSectionResizeMode(QHeaderView.ResizeMode.ResizeToContents)
-        #table_view.setModel(model)
         table_view.setModel(proxy_model)
         layout.addLayout(table_config.get_filter_layout())
         layout.addWidget(table_view)
         model.refresh()
+        table_view.resizeColumnToContents(0)
         return data_tab
diff --git a/python/kontor-gui/gui/meta_data_window.py b/python/kontor-gui/gui/meta_data_window.py
index 49c4d73..aeaf972 100644
--- a/python/kontor-gui/gui/meta_data_window.py
+++ b/python/kontor-gui/gui/meta_data_window.py
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ class MetaDataWindow(QMdiSubWindow):
         # proxy_model = QSortFilterProxyModel()
         # proxy_model.setSourceModel(model)
         table_view.setSortingEnabled(True)
-        header = table_view.horizontalHeader()
-        header.setSectionResizeMode(QHeaderView.ResizeMode.ResizeToContents)
-        # table_view.setModel(proxy_model)
-        table_view.setModel(model)
+        # header = table_view.horizontalHeader()
+        # header.setSectionResizeMode(QHeaderView.ResizeMode.ResizeToContents)
+        table_view.setModel(proxy_model)
         layout.addLayout(table_config.get_filter_layout())
         layout.addWidget(table_view)
         model.refresh()
+        table_view.resizeColumnToContents(0)
         return data_tab
diff --git a/python/kontor-gui/gui/model_config.py b/python/kontor-gui/gui/model_config.py
index a987c94..1259fc3 100644
--- a/python/kontor-gui/gui/model_config.py
+++ b/python/kontor-gui/gui/model_config.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from PySide6.QtWidgets import QHBoxLayout, QCheckBox, QMdiSubWindow
-from kontor_schema import KontorDB
-from kontor_schema.database import ColumnEntry
+from kontor_schema import KontorDB, ColumnEntry
 
 
 class KontorModelConfig:
diff --git a/python/kontor-gui/gui/table_model.py b/python/kontor-gui/gui/table_model.py
index 884b188..24290c1 100644
--- a/python/kontor-gui/gui/table_model.py
+++ b/python/kontor-gui/gui/table_model.py
@@ -1,12 +1,45 @@
 from datetime import datetime
+from typing import Any
 
 from PySide6.QtCore import QAbstractTableModel, QModelIndex
-from PySide6.QtGui import Qt
+from PySide6.QtGui import Qt, QColor
 from kontor_schema.database import ColumnEntry
 
 from .model_config import KontorModelConfig
 
 
+def get_display_value(value: Any, column_config: dict, window) -> str:
+    if isinstance(value, datetime):
+        return value.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %M:%M:%S")
+    if column_config[ColumnEntry.COLUMN_TYPE] == 'BOOLEAN':
+        if value == 1:
+            return window.tick
+        else:
+            return window.cross
+    if value is None:
+        return ""
+    # window.log.info(f"unknown type: {column_config[ColumnEntry.COLUMN_TYPE]} - {type(value)}")
+    return str(value)
+
+
+def get_edit_value(value, column_config, window):
+    # window.log.info(f"edit value {value}")
+    return str(value)
+
+
+def get_decoration_value(value: Any, column_config: dict, window):
+    if column_config[ColumnEntry.COLUMN_TYPE] == 'BOOLEAN':
+        if value == 1:
+            return window.tick
+        else:
+            return window.cross
+
+
+def get_background_value(value: Any, column_config: dict, window):
+    if value is None:
+        return QColor('lightgrey')
+
+
 class KontorTableModel(QAbstractTableModel):
 
     def __init__(self, model_config: KontorModelConfig):
@@ -47,73 +80,41 @@ class KontorTableModel(QAbstractTableModel):
         if orientation == Qt.Orientation.Horizontal and role == Qt.ItemDataRole.DisplayRole:
             return self._config.header[col][ColumnEntry.COLUMN_LABEL]
         if orientation == Qt.Orientation.Vertical and role == Qt.ItemDataRole.DisplayRole:
-            return str(col+1)
+            return str(col + 1)
 
     def data(self, index, role=Qt.ItemDataRole.DisplayRole):
         if self._data is None:
             return None
         value = self._data[index.row()][index.column()]
-        # print('{}:: {}:: {}: {}'.format(index, role, value, type(value)))
-        row = index.row()
-        column = index.column()
-        column_type = self._config.header[column][ColumnEntry.COLUMN_TYPE]
-        # self.log.info(f"{row}-{column}: {column_type}")
-        if role == Qt.ItemDataRole.DisplayRole or role == Qt.ItemDataRole.EditRole:
-            if column_type == "BOOLEAN":
-                if isinstance(value, bytes):
-                    if value == b'\x01':
-                        return self._config.main_window.tick
-                    else:
-                        return self._config.main_window.cross
-                if isinstance(value, int):
-                    # print('{}:: {}: {}'.format(index, value, type(value)))
-                    if value == 1:
-                        return self._config.main_window.tick
-                    else:
-                        return self._config.main_window.cross
-                if isinstance(value, bool):
-                    if value:
-                        return self._config.main_window.tick
-                    else:
-                        return self._config.main_window.cross
-            if isinstance(value, datetime):
-                return value.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %M:%M:%S")
-            if isinstance(value, str):
-                return value
-            return str(value)
-        if role == Qt.ItemDataRole.DecorationRole:
-            if isinstance(value, bytes):
-                if value == b'\x01':
-                    return self._config.main_window.tick
-                else:
-                    return self._config.main_window.cross
-            if isinstance(value, int):
-                if value == 1:
-                    return self._config.main_window.tick
-                else:
-                    return self._config.main_window.cross
-            if isinstance(value, bool):
-                if value:
-                    return self._config.main_window.tick
-                else:
-                    return self._config.main_window.cross
+        # print('{}:: {}:: {}:: {}: {}'.format(index, role, self._config.header[index.column()][ColumnEntry.COLUMN_TYPE], value, type(value)))
+        match role:
+            case Qt.ItemDataRole.DisplayRole:
+                return get_display_value(value, self._config.header[index.column()], self._config.main_window)
+            case Qt.ItemDataRole.EditRole:
+                return get_edit_value(value, self._config.header[index.column()], self._config.main_window)
+            case Qt.ItemDataRole.DecorationRole:
+                return get_decoration_value(value, self._config.header[index.column()], self._config.main_window)
+            case Qt.ItemDataRole.BackgroundRole:
+                return get_background_value(value, self._config.header[index.column()], self._config.main_window)
 
     def columnCount(self, index=QModelIndex()):
         # self.log.info("rowCount %s: %d", self, len(self._config.header))
         return len(self._config.header)
 
-    def setData(self, index, value, role: int) -> bool:
-        # print(index, role)
+    def setData(self, index, value, role=Qt.ItemDataRole.EditRole) -> bool:
+        # self._config.log.info(f"{index}: {role}")
         if role == Qt.ItemDataRole.EditRole:
             self._data[index.row()][index.column()] = value
-            # print(self._data[index.row()][index.column()])
+            # self._config.log.info(f"{index.row()}-{index.column()}: {self._data[index.row()][index.column()]}")
             self.dataChanged.emit(index, index)
             return True
         if role == Qt.ItemDataRole.CheckStateRole:
-            # print("role == Qt.ItemDataRole.CheckStateRole")
+            print("role == Qt.ItemDataRole.CheckStateRole")
             checked = value == Qt.CheckState.Checked
             self._data[index.row()][index.column()] = checked
         return False
 
     def flags(self, index):
+        if self._config.header[index.column()][ColumnEntry.COLUMN_NAME] == 'id':
+            return Qt.ItemFlag.ItemIsEnabled
         return Qt.ItemFlag.ItemIsSelectable | Qt.ItemFlag.ItemIsEnabled | Qt.ItemFlag.ItemIsEditable | Qt.ItemFlag.ItemIsUserTristate
diff --git a/python/kontor-schema/kontor_schema/__init__.py b/python/kontor-schema/kontor_schema/__init__.py
index 827b402..2f0718b 100644
--- a/python/kontor-schema/kontor_schema/__init__.py
+++ b/python/kontor-schema/kontor_schema/__init__.py
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ from .metadata import MetaDataTable, MetaDataColumn
 from .tysc import Card, CardSet, Sport, Team, FieldPosition, Rooster, Player, Vendor
 from .media import MediaFile, MediaArticle, MediaVideo
 from .base import Base
-from .database import KontorDB
+from .database import KontorDB, ColumnEntry