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JenHamilton_Tye
Qrew Trainee
7 years ago

URL link to view a specific form, but the form changes when the edit button is clicked

I have a table with two forms. "Course form" (ID#10, default) and "Offering form" (ID#2). I have a Formula - Url field to link users to the correct form from other tables and in reports: If(Conta...
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QuickBaseCoachD
Qrew Captain
7 years ago
That is why I strongly resist having multiple forms.when they need to be used by the same users. The system does not know which form to use.

How much work would be involved in having just one form, and then using form rules to show and hide sections.
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QuickBaseCoachD
Qrew Captain
7 years ago
Jen, have you maximized you use of the Forms settings to associate firm with reports. Can you get a workflow going for your users which has then use a report to specify their form? Ie if they start with a certainteport, then the native edit button will follow that setting of which form to use.