Go to record in a layout with only sub summary

[mikegfy]

I have a layout that has header, subsummary, and footer. It displays fine in browse mode, but I can't scroll the window to the record I want. I can use the scroll window page down, but that doesn't give me control to stop exactly where I want.

 

The user sees the list of subsummaries, then clicks one. That takes the user to a report. Then from the report, they can go back to the list and I want the window to be scrolled to the same place as when they left it.

 

Go to record by calculation and scroll window to selection don't work in this layout. Is there any other way?

[Wim Decorte]

I'm having trouble visualizing this.

 

If you are only showing subsummaries it feels like you should be showing records from a "category" table (basically what it is you are showing in the subsummary part).  That way the place will be preserved when you go back to a layout based on that table.

[mikegfy]

I don't know how to use a category table.

I don't think Sub summaries used to display in browse mode in older versions of filemaker. Having them show up is a nice feature, but without having a body section on your layout, I don't think you can go to record. Since there aren't really any records showing, just summaries of the records.

[mikegfy]

oh, I think I get what you're saying. I should probably be showing the records from a different table. I thought you meant table view in the layout. I think that might work. I just have to remove some of the "categories" that have empty sub summaries. Using the layout with sub summaries did this for me automatically.