Greetings, all:

 

(With three topics posted in under two weeks, you know how my month is going. :S ) I apologize if this topic has been covered elsewhere in this forum--I looked but just couldn't find an answer.

 

I have a text field with a value list of school grade levels (K, 1, 2, 3 ... 11, 12) that's in a checkbox form on a layout; teachers often tick more than one grade in that value list per record. Fine.

 

However, parsing this field set-up is a pain when it comes to producing summary reports (though there is a "Magic Key" way of doing it--see http://filemakerhacks.com/2011/07/31/magic-key-and-check-box-reporting/) . Magic Key looks interesting but from what's been suggested here in the forums, it's best practice to create a separate record for each recorded value (in another table), making it far easier to create summary reports.

 

So, how do I pull this off: While keeping the format of a checkbox field, how can I create related records that add or subtract in another table per users' "pickings" in a checkbox'd field? (The reason the format is important is because the tech that composes the Lasso web pages for our FMP web server doesn't know how to code it for handling portals.)

how can I create related records that add or subtract in another table per users' "pickings" in a checkbox'd field?

 

By simulating a checkbox field in a portal:

http://fmforums.com/forum/topic/68495-checkbox-for-a-join-table/#entry324832

Thanks! Now I know why you get the big money. : )

Now I know why you get the big money. : )

 

 Do you also know when that happens?