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MichaelTamoush's avatar
MichaelTamoush
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5 years ago

Way to launch to specific record from Home Page?

I have an employees table. Each employee is designated their QB username, as well as a myriad of other info. I want people to be able to click a home page button that takes them to their record. I ...
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MarkShnier__You's avatar
MarkShnier__You
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5 years ago
np, just make a skinny report with just a button to [View Record] and put the report itself on the dashboard.  Make sure that it's jammed up against other Home Page elements to keep the report skinny.

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Mark Shnier (YQC)
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  • MichaelTamoush's avatar
    MichaelTamoush
    Qrew Captain
    5 years ago
    Thanks Mark. That was the only way I could think of, but I was hoping to be able to add a button to an existing column of buttons.

    I know that when you drilldown, it takes you to the drill down report *but* if you only have one record, it takes you to that record. I'm wondering if that if I can replicate that in a report URL formula some how?

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    Mike Tamoush
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    • MarkShnier__You's avatar
      MarkShnier__You
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      5 years ago
      I don't understand the question.  Just make a URL formula button to display the record and that should be the only thing on the report.

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    • BlakeHarrison's avatar
      BlakeHarrison
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      5 years ago
      Essentially, no. Here's how I've set it up:

      This particular use case required the PTO access, but you could just as easily set the button to open their Employee record.

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      • MichaelTamoush's avatar
        MichaelTamoush
        Qrew Captain
        5 years ago
        Thanks Blake. This is what I did (and Mark suggested) and should suffice. In fact, your 'Request Time Off' reminds me that I intend to do that, so I can expand what I currently have to include that.

        Mark - what I was getting at was hoping I could utilize the button bar, so I could add 'My Employee Record' to an existing button bar, rather than using a new home page element. The only way I could see utilizing the button bar is if there was a way to set a custom url to the report, and somehow mimic the behavior of drilldown reports (drilldown reports link to a report if there are multiple records, but go directly to the record if there is only a single option).

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