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    • Parent Lookups
      Product Question posted Oct 24 by Carolina
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      Question:
      Parent Lookups
      Answer:

      Hello,

      I've been using the parent lookup relational field, but I'm not completely satisfied with the results.
      This is what I've been doing so far:

      I have a parent database containing tools' descriptions and specs, for example:
      FAMILY           SPECS
      Shackles         1/4 Ton
      Shackles         1/2 Ton
      Sling Savers     12 1/2 Ton
      Eye Bolts        M30
      Eye Bolts        M16
      ... and so on

      In the child database I have a link to parent record field (called ITEM1). This field is linked to the previous parent database using the field "FAMILY".

      Then I have a calculated short answer with the following formula: parentlookup("ITEM1", "SPECS"). Here I'll get the specs according with the order that I follow when choosing the families. For example if I chose the first line I'll get 1/4 Ton, if I chose the second line I'll get 1/2 Ton.

      Is there anyway to get a dropdown list showing all the specs for the same family? I mean, every time I choose Shackles (don't matter if it is the 1st or the 2nd row) I would be able to see both 1/4 Ton and 1/2 Ton.

      Thank you in advance.

    Comments

    • Hi Carolina,

      It sounds like the best option would be to create a concatenated field in the parent database that combines family and specs.  For example, it would have options such as "Shackles - 1/4 Ton" and Shackles - 1/2 Ton."  This should succeed in giving you a field where all of the values are unique.  Then you'd use this new field as the link.

      The formula to create the concatenated field is pretty simple - for example, if you want to include a dash in between the values as I've done above, the formula would be: family & " - " & specs.

      Please let us know if this works for you.  Thanks for being a TrackVia customer!

      Chris
      TrackVia Support