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What is the EASIEST method to combine data from a chain of related tables AND display that data in the dropdown in Dataverse table

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I have three tables: Frameworks (have many) Categories (have many) Subcategories.  In the Subcategories table, I want to view the concatenation 'Framework, Category' in the dropdown for Category (see screenshot below).

I have previously posted this problem as two separate questions, but I realize I want to be able to do both:

Since I want the data to be displayed real-time in the Dataverse table, the above answers suggest four possible ways of doing this:

  • WebAPI
  • Fetch
  • Workflow
  • Plugin

Since this is such a common requirement in any application, I'm hoping someone might might be able to suggest the easiest  method.

 

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  • MJWhite Profile Picture
    338 on at
    Re: What is the EASIEST method to combine data from a chain of related tables AND display that data in the dropdown in Dataverse table

    Thanks.  As I understand it:

    • The dropdown will only display the data in the primary field in the parent table
    • The primary field in a parent table cannot be a calculated field

    I have reluctantly accepted that the simple, low code solution to this problem is to populate the primary field in the parent table with the required text.  I say reluctantly, because this creates a data maintenance issue, as the  same data will now be stored in two places.

    It surprises me that Dataverse doesn't offer a better solution to what is a common, basic requirement for all databases.

  • natalya Profile Picture
    133 on at
    Re: What is the EASIEST method to combine data from a chain of related tables AND display that data in the dropdown in Dataverse table

    Hi @MJWhite,

    It's possible to show the different value in the dropdown field by using JS.

    Other solution would be to create the field in the table with all possible combinations to show in the dropdown.

     

    Hoping it helps.

    NatGeo

     

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