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TamaraBillings's avatar
TamaraBillings
Qrew Cadet
8 years ago

Can you embedd one of the current table's reports on a form that has the currently open form's record highlighted in the report?

Can you display a table's report on a form that highlights the current form's record on the report? 
  • Not easily.  I can think of an approach, but it would not be a casual undertaking.  You would need to control how a user accesses a record to view or edit it, and then have them click a spewcial buttn to View or edit the record. 

    That would record the user's "Focus Record ID#" and then that Focus Record ID# would be able to be looked up back down into the table and then a formula would be able to highlight.
  • Ok.  These users can't edit.  It is not a hard requirement for my task.  More of a curiosity at this point.  I think I'll pass on it for now, but thanks for the reply as I may reference it again in the future if needed.
  • I am totally confused by your question. Do you have one table you are dealing with or are their two related tables involved? I am sure there is a ridiculously short solution to your problem using script so please elaborate or even attach an annotated sketch of what you want things to look like.
  • I believe the OP is saying that there is a single table of say Orders. Then on that table there is a form of a particular open order. On that form she wants to list all the open orders which she can do with the report link field and a filter on the report to just so show open orders, but she wants to highlight the order record she is sitting on which is appearing I�m on others in that embedded report of other open orders.
    • _anomDiebolt_'s avatar
      _anomDiebolt_
      Qrew Elite
      Oh that is easy to do with script. Let me give you a head start with your native solutions and we can compare notes.
    • QuickBaseCoachD's avatar
      QuickBaseCoachD
      Qrew Captain
      There is not a good native solution. It would take me 45 minutes working with my solution to get it working.
    • _anomDiebolt_'s avatar
      _anomDiebolt_
      Qrew Elite
      I tell you what - put in a User Voice suggestion for a native feature and I will give you a two year head start. To make it a fair challenge I will not use any script technique that does not already exist as of today. Deal?