When adding child records via formula URL buttons on mobile, the child record count isn't updated unless the user manually refreshes the screen. Is there a way to build the refresh into the Add Child...
The code below will create a child record in the background (while populating two fields), then return to the current record in edit mode, followed by a refresh of the page. You'll just need to plug in your app specific values.
var text URLONE = URLRoot() & "db/" & [_DBID_CHILD_TABLE] & "?a=API_AddRecord" & "&_fid_6=FieldA" & "&_fid_7=07/28/2018" & "&_fid_8=" & [Record ID#];
var text URLTWO = URLEncode( URLRoot() & "db/" & Dbid() & "?a=er&rid="& [Record ID#] );
However, I don't want to just create a record, I need the following sequence:
User clicks the formula URL within the the parent record
the child record form opens
The user fills in the details about the child record and clicks save
the user is returned to the parent parent record where he/she started and the record is refreshed (specifically the child record count)
This is the normal behavior when using the desktop version and in mobile, but with one exception. On mobile, the parent record is not refreshed if you use the formula URL button. If you use the green plus button that comes with the embedded child record report, then the functionality is identical. The one drawback of using the embedded green plus button...you can't modify the formula.
The reason I need the parent record refreshed is because the child record count needs to be updated. If not, the user adds the child record and is then presented with a child record count of zero; even though one has been saved. This can be confusing and cause duplicate entries.
See screenshot below to see the green plus button that I am referring to.
