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KarenHenke's avatar
KarenHenke
Qrew Cadet
5 years ago

Can I assign multiple forms to one Role? Or have two add forms for a table?

Hello!

We have different internal processes with very specific rules around publishing English and non-English content. I attempted to create one data entry form that would accommodate both scenarios, but I can't get the rules to work properly (there are too many variables and conditions that QuickBase doesn't support).

I ended up creating two forms - one for English content submissions and one for non-English content submissions.
I'd love to have two buttons on the home page - one to click if you are submitting English content and one to submit if you are submitting non-English content. 

I don't know what is possible. The forms are public - users are not logged in to Quick Base when they fill them out.

I don't know if I need two add forms for one table? Or if I need to be able to assign two forms for this user role? Does it matter? 

Would love some guidance on a workaround for this. 

Thank you!



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Karen Henke
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  • BradLemke's avatar
    BradLemke
    Qrew Assistant Captain
    If you're having them add this record from a button on their dashboard, you can make two buttons using the api_GenAddRecordForm format and then declare a specific form using "&dfid=X", replacing x with the form ID you want the user to land on.

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    • KarenHenke's avatar
      KarenHenke
      Qrew Cadet

      Hi Brad!
      This worked perfectly!!! You saved me from a serious meltdown LOL!!

      Thanks a million!

      ~k



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    • DaleSimmons's avatar
      DaleSimmons
      Qrew Member
      Hi, I was able to use this to set up 2 buttons however, since I have one of the forms as the default for each role, the button use does not override that.  How can the buttons be set to supersede what is assigned to a particular role?

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      • BradLemke's avatar
        BradLemke
        Qrew Assistant Captain
        The '&dfid=X' declaration in the url is what overrides the default.  Make sure that the value in X corresponds to the ID of the form that you're wanting the button to point to.

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