Are Link to Form fields supposed to auto populate?

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  • December 20, 2016 at 5:18 PM #20658

    Tom Smith
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    As a new user I’m loving the amount of work that has gone into Tap Forms. It’s a database fiends dream!

    I did have a few queries (no pun intended) though:

    So I have a Client form and a Expenses form… Nothing linked at the moment.

    I then go and create some expenses. e.g. Client Name, Expense Desc, Amount.

    I then decide to link up my Client form and my Expenses form with a Link to Form field in the Client form.

    I look at that Client form and notice there is no data populated in that link to Form field (despite the fields having the same name).

    I decide to ‘Select existing linked records’. Cool.

    If I now go back to my Expenses form and decide to add a new expense by typing in the Client Name, Expense Desc, Amount. and then go to my Client form, that new record is not appearing. Hmmmmm :/

    Q1. Is that by current design or have I missed something? I appreciate I can ‘add a new linked record’ from within the Client form but I feel it’s not always the most fluid way.

    Q2. It seems that Section Headings cannot be removed from Link to Form fields. Is that a bug? Whereas I can Select Fields to remove fields I don’t need to see, I can’t tick or untick Section Headings

    (Using TF 5.0.10)

    Thank you!

    December 20, 2016 at 10:21 PM #20662

    Brendan
    Keymaster

    Hi Tom,

    No, linking is not automatic. You have to link manually or add the child record from the parent record just as you’ve discovered.

    The section headings shouldn’t show on the linked form field on the parent record. That’s why the field is disabled in the “Select a Field” popover view.

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