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Making Subform linked on another form page
Sep 21st, 2012 at 1:18pm
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Hello:

I am trying to copy a subform that has my contact log from my main orders form page to the inspection form page, so my inspector wouldn't have to keep going to the orders page when he talks to someone about a job and wants a record of it. I have several forms on my database and have buttons to go back and forth. Many fields are linked together on the various pages. Is there a way to do this on a subform as well? I copied it over to the inspection page in design, but did not see where I could link it to the subform on the main orders page.

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Kevin
  
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Re: Making Subform linked on another form page
Reply #1 - Sep 21st, 2012 at 4:32pm
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Hey Kevin,

You don't want to use copy element to do this. What you'll want to do is add a new subform element using the Layout element adder.
In Step 1 choose the form you want to display as a subform
In step 3 of the Subform Settings you will want to choose "Show existing Natural Child records: [Name]", where Name is the name of the subform field that is being used on your other form(Should only be one).
In Step 5 choose the view you want.
Click Ok
Save the layout

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Re: Making Subform linked on another form page
Reply #2 - Sep 21st, 2012 at 6:02pm
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Ray:

Thank you so much. Worked great. This is such a great resource. It may be simple I just did not know about doing it that way! Great. Have a good weekend.
  
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Re: Making Subform linked on another form page
Reply #3 - Sep 21st, 2012 at 8:55pm
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You're welcome Kevin, you have a great weekend as well.

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