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JeffRogerson
Qrew Cadet
7 years ago

Formula To Create A Static URL of a record that will copy intact to a new copied record.

We use Quickbase to log events, many duplicate with only minor changes, so often a record is simply copied and necessary fields are updated. I am looking for a formula that would generate a Static UR...
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QuickBaseCoachD
Qrew Captain
7 years ago
Note that with the solution above. If you copy a copied record, the static URL will refer to the very original record.

But that is actually good. You can make a report link field based on that static URL and show that on every ticket. Then automatically you will have a history of all the previous tickets that are related to that original ticket.

It is actually a pretty cool and easy technique. Thank you for making me think of it.
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JeffRogerson
Qrew Cadet
7 years ago
The winter has been crazy,so yes lots of time, just not enough intellect. When they say no code Development, yes in respect of creating a pretty simple application, but soon needs exceed abilities on this stuff.

(And lots of, "what I want to do seems simple, but why is it so hard,?)