Add a Related Record thru a Portal

[tonyh]

Sorry for such a simple question but I am very new to FMPro. I have a new database where a contact can have many addresses, phones, purchase orders and etc.

The thing I cant get it to do is use a portal to add records related to the current contact.

I created a set of tabs for the related items above and if I go to the layout of each and manually enter the items they show up in the tab on my contacts page.

I can edit them then but I cant create a new one?

Any suggestions for the newbie would be ery appreciated.

thanks,

tonyh

:)

[tonyh]

OK on the third pass I saw the relationship able to add and delte thing was n the other side of the equation. Got it done,

Thanks,

tonyh

[Tim W]

Hi Tony,

Welcome to the forum.

There is a setting in the relationship setup that allows for the adding of records thru the relationship. The relationship is then viewed through the portal, as is your case.

Go to File > manage > relationships > and on the relationship connector that connects the two table occurances, double click to open up the relationship options. On the table occurance used in the portal side of this option window check the option to "allow creation of records in this table via this relationship" (See Attachment). A blank portal row will then be available in the portal for the addition of new related records.

hope this helps,

tim