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  • Run an Automation triggered on new record creation that applies to max (max [rid]) -1 ?
  • Is max[rid] a valid function?  I'm trying to use it in a formula url field and it's not working.  Does it only work in Automations?
    • AlexCertificati's avatar
      AlexCertificati
      Qrew Cadet
      Sorry, that comment wasn't meant to be usable code, just shorthand to communicate the gist of the idea. Mark, of course, has your detailed answer below.
  • You will need to set up a dummy table called like Max Record ID of the XYZ table with one and only 1 record in it.  It will be Record 1.

    Then make a relationship to your details table and make the reference field on the right side be a formula field which calculates to 1. The formula will be, well , 1.

    Then do a summary maximum of the [Record ID#] field and look that up down to the details table.
  • So, that'll tell you how many records are in the table, but it won't give you the actual highest Record ID#, will it?  If records have been deleted along the way those two numbers won't line up.  Is that right?
  • :) when you do a summary field, you can select a field to Summarize and so you will select [Record ID#]  and then choose a type of summary of  "Maximum