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AndrewRyder's avatar
AndrewRyder
Qrew Cadet
6 years ago

Grabbing a field from a separate table to use in formula

Hi, I'm wondering if it is possible to use a field from another table (same app) in a formula? I know how to do this with a lookup field once a table-to-table relationship is established.  I'm c...
Formulas and functions
QuickBaseCoachD's avatar
QuickBaseCoachD
Qrew Captain
6 years ago
What is stopping you from looking up the Rate for Prep from the Rates table?
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AndrewRyder
Qrew Cadet
6 years ago
Can I do that if there are separate table entries for each rate? I could consolidate these into one entry. I know I could then use a lookup for this.

Part of my experiment is a learning exercise, since I figure to be using more relationships and cross-table references in the future. 

I was hoping there'd be a way to utilize variables from another table without the relationship, something like in a formula.


Thanks