Relationship problems

[john9210]

I have four tables:

Org for organization records (name, address, etc.)

Client client records (name, specialty, etc.)

Office organization office location records (city, mileage, etc)

Visit Visit to client records (date, client, etc)

On Visit records I would like to select a Client name from a drop down list and then an office city from a drop down table. I’ve been trying to set up value lists do this, but I can’t figure out the relationships.

Visit.zip

[comment]

Are all of these correct:

• Each visit is to one client only;

• Each client belongs to one organization;

• An organization can have many offices;

• Each visit is to one office only.

[john9210]

yes

[comment]

How about this way, then?

Visits2.fp7.zip

[Lee Smith]

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[john9210]

The solution looked great at first. However, when I create a new visit record the fkClientID and fkOfficeID fields display "no values defined" instead of a drop down list. Do you have any thoughts on that?

John

[imoree]

The solution looked great at first. However, when I create a new visit record the fkClientID and fkOfficeID fields display "no values defined" instead of a drop down list. Do you have any thoughts on that?

John

you have to either put in values or use the field which value list is referencing in order to populate the Value list.

i have tried and have no issues . Confused! :logik:

[comment]

The solution looked great at first. However, when I create a new visit record the fkClientID and fkOfficeID fields display "no values defined" instead of a drop down list. Do you have any thoughts on that?

That's not what I see. You need to select the client first. Once you have done that, you will be able to select the office too.

[john9210]

Nope, I still can't select a client name on new visit records. I've made no changes to your file, but I'm attaching it to this posting. It's labeled Visits3 just to avoid confusion. It has two new records with only dates entered. I can't select a client name. Give it a try. If you can, then? ? ?

John

Visits3.zip

[john9210]

Forget my last (sending visits3). I found I inadvertently changed the value list on the file you sent me . It's working fine now.

John