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PushpakumarGna1
Qrew Assistant Captain
5 years ago

How to go to grand parent record

Hi All,

Can some help to navigate to grandparent record in a grandparent-parent-child relationship from a child record
Scenario is the below,
Consider i have three table GrandParent--> Parent --> Child

I have created a column "Link to GrandParent" and made as a reference column in the Parent table
If i take this column one step forward to the "Child" table , clicking on this link form the "Child" table will only take me to the "Parent" table . Since there is a not a  established direct relationship with "Child" table , from "GrandParent"

Can you please let me know how can i traverse from Child to Grandparent via parent table.

Thanks
Pushpakumar


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  • MarkShnier__You's avatar
    MarkShnier__You
    Qrew Champion
    5 years ago
    np,
    You can simply create a Hyperlink, just like any hyperlink anywhere on the internet.  I always use the same generic format to keep it simple.

    var text Words = [field which has an identifier of he Grandparent record which was double hopped down from the Grandparent to the Parent to he child you are on];

    var text URL = URLRoot() & "db/" & [_DBID_Table_alias_of_the_Grandparent] & "?a=dr&rid=" & [Record ID#of GrandParent record looked up by a double hop];


    // this last part is always the same

    "<a href=" & $URL & ">" & $Words & "</a>"

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    • AmandaTorrisi's avatar
      AmandaTorrisi
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      5 years ago
      I am trying to make this work and must be doing something wrong. 

      The url is displaying as: 
      http://<a href=https://lightshipgroup.quickbase.com/db/bkusrx5kc?a=dr&rid=252>Andrews Robert</a>

      Tables involved: Customers --> Locations --> Generator  

      This is my formula: 

      var text Words = [Customer Name];  
      var text URL = URLRoot() & "db/" & [_DBID_COMPLETE_DATABASE] & "?a=dr&rid=" & [Location - Customer - Record ID#];
      "<a href=" & $URL & ">" & $Words & "</a>"

      My fields used 
      [Customer Name]-   [field which has an identifier of he Grandparent record which was double hopped down from the Grandparent to the Parent to he child you are on]

      _DBID_COMPLETE_DATABASE - Customers Table (grandparent)

      Location - Customer - Record ID#- Record ID hopped down?? 

      Is there anything I am obviously doing wrong or missing here? Maybe I am not understanding the fields I am supposed to substitute? 
      Thank you,
      Amanda

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      • MarkShnier__You's avatar
        MarkShnier__You
        Qrew Champion
        5 years ago
        Try changing the field type to formula Rich Text.

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