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You can link
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data together so that the contents of one grid view, or form, is filtered based on item(s) selected in a different grid view, referred to as a "
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Driving View". This facilitates linking such as selecting a Business in one grid view (Driving View) and having a list of Contacts display in a second
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view, as illustrated
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by the first image below.
Setting up Links Between Two Views
A grid view will be automatically a driving view if any of the filter expressions in a second grid view reference
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in the driving view:
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BusinessName equals |
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BUSINESS.NAME |
Example
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A view filter can be setup automatically by dragging any attribute header from one view onto a second view. The first view will become the driving view.
Setting up Links Between a View and Form
Grid views can be used to filter the content displayed on a form, as illustrated by the screenshot below.
This is setup by dragging the header for the attribute UID* from the grid view onto the desired form. This automatically setups up a background filter on the dashboard element that will look like:
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UID equals BUSINESS.UID |
Example
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To edit the filter:
- Right click on the the dashboard.
- Select Show Element Details.
- See Background Filer Rules.
- Double click the rule to see its details.
See Also