Compare values based on Pre-Requisites

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Hi,&nbsp;I need help in figuring out how to validate if the user currently registering for the training has attended the corresponding pre-requisite training.&nbsp;To elaborate,&nbsp;Trainings - Registrations (One-to-many)Courses- Trainings (One-to-many)Courses- Pre-Requisite Courses(One-to-many)User will be able to "Register" for a training session, with the "Add Registration", for a specific training.&nbsp;How can i implement the logic to check whether the user registering for the current training has attended a pre-requisite course training?------------------------------Divya P------------------------------

markshnier__you · Answer

Divya,I do not have a lot of time right now, but here is a quick thought.If you make a combined text summary field on the Course record to summarize the course codes for all the Pre-Reqs, then the course will "know" its Pre-Reqs.Then that can be lookup up down to Trainings.Then that can be looked up down to Registrations.Similarly, I assume that 1 User has Many Registrations (you did not show that relationship), so you could summarize all the Registrations where the User has passed the course.Then you would need to have a formula to calculate if each Pre-Req was contained in a string of course codes that the user has passed.------------------------------Mark Shnier (YQC)Quick Base Solution ProviderYour Quick Base Coachhttp://QuickBaseCoach.commark.shnier@gmail.com------------------------------

divya__osse-con · Answer

Thank Mark. Will try and keep you posted.------------------------------Divya (OSSE-Contractor) Pogaku------------------------------

markshnier__you · Answer

When you get to the point where you have a field with a string of the pre Reqs and then a String of the User's courses taken, I can help you think though that formula if you get stuck.

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divya__osse-con · Answer

Mark,&nbsp;I am at a point in creating relation ship between user and registrations.&nbsp;Currently, all the registrations lie in the same table- Registrations.&nbsp;Can i use quickbase actions to create a record in User table and copy the email address, when ever a new registration record has been added? Email address will be the key for the user table.&nbsp;I did this. but not able to derive the number of registrations tied to the user email.------------------------------Divya (OSSE-Contractor) Pogaku------------------------------

donlarson · Answer

Divya,I am assuming that you have an architecture that looks like this:

How many Courses are going to be in the DB?&nbsp; If you are dealing with a small number that can be easily managed by a single person, you can build Formula Check Box fields in the Students table that will determine if the requirements for a specific course have been met.&nbsp; &nbsp;This is a manual process and requires data base maintenance in the Students table every time a Course has its Prerequisites changed.Further assume in the Course Table thatRecord ID# 5 is Course Number 300 and that it has two prerequisites of the Courses with Record ID #1 and Record ID#2In the Students Table create Summary Fields from the Registrations Table using the [Related Course]#&nbsp;of Courses RID 1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;your filter is Related Course =1#&nbsp;of Courses RID 2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;your filter is Related Course =2In the Students Table create the field [Course Req 300 FC}&nbsp;&nbsp;if (&nbsp; &nbsp;[#&nbsp;of Courses RID 1] &gt;0 and [#&nbsp;of Courses RID 2] &gt;0, true, false)Create a Formula User field in the Course table called Related Student User and set the value to User()Add another relationship to your app between the Course and Students table.&nbsp; Use the Related Student User field you just created as the reference.

Add the formula check box from Students to the Course Table

Create a new Formula Checkbox field in the Course Table called Student Qualified FC. This will become a long If Statement but it begins like this

If ( [Record ID#]=5 and [Course Req 300 FC]= true, true, false)

Now your Course record knows if this Student is allowed to Register for it.

Expand your current Record Picker report in the Trainings table to also include
[Student Qualified FC]=true

This will work if you are managing the Courses for a corporate department with a relatively small number of Courses and lots of Trainings.

If you are building this for a University with 10,000 courses, then this is a terrible idea and you should build a custom interface that uses traditional development tools to query the students past registrations, the current Course prerequisites and builds the Registration options for that student.

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Compare values based on Pre-Requisites

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