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RobIV
7 years agoQrew Cadet
If the Employee ID of the Employee in the 'name' table represents the Employee ID of the Employee in the 'title' table, I would simply import the 'title' table into the 'name' table.
You would have to add the 'title' field to the 'name' table first, but then it should work like a charm.
You would have to add the 'title' field to the 'name' table first, but then it should work like a charm.
- abhireddy7 years agoQrew TraineeWhat if existing table's count is mismatched with newly created table.
Ex: Existing table has 8 columns with 8k records and new table has 3 columns with 6k records. then while importing or merging how can I achieve that these are aligned to correct one. - RobIV7 years agoQrew CadetHmm.
Well, this is what I would do.
Start with the 'more complete' table. So, if you have 8000 employee records with first and last name, and only 6000 with matched titles, I would add the titles to the names.
Quickbase will match the title records with the name records, then update the title. The names with no title ID will be skipped and no update will occur.
Does this make sense? - RobIV7 years agoQrew CadetAgain, it is critical that the Employee ID in both tables refers to the same Employee.
- abhireddy7 years agoQrew TraineeThank you!
Can you please provide example steps to do that? Couldn't able to figure it out! - RobIV7 years agoQrew CadetSorry for the delay in response. I've been out-of-pocket for a bit.
So, I guess I should clarify that you will import the data into a table from an external spreadsheet.
Let me see if I can go draw a picture or something to help. - RobIV7 years agoQrew CadetDuring the import process, you will be asked about which fields to import. You will only need to use the ID and Title field in the spreadsheet. I would not include the First and Last names as you may overwrite those fields with blank data.
Does any of this help? - QuickBaseCoachD7 years agoQrew CaptainNote that there us an assumption here that the employee # has been set as the Key field of the table. If not, you will see to make change change to have the Key field be the employee ID #.
I would also suggest trying this on a copy of your app first. - RobIV7 years agoQrew CadetYes,
Listen to Coach. Make a copy.
He may be able to explain this much better than I can. I think I'm on the right track and I'm just trying to help. :)
Thanks!