Courtney Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 I feel like I've seen this described before, but I'm not able to come up with the correct key words to find what I'm looking for. We have a (v12) database for time entry and billing, and due to the huge number of records created, we've generally created "archive" files every 2 years or so. These are simply additional files, so that we don't have more than about 300k records in a single file - the system REALLY gets painfully slow around the two year mark. I'm trying to find a way to run a report from my main database that will access the records in each of the archive files and pull them together in a single report - for example, report on all records with a certain activity for each month over the last X years, and hopefully display a graph showing trends based on those records. Is a layout with multiple portals the way to go? Can I combine data into a single graph if done that way? Do I need to import records into a master report file, run my reports and then delete the now-unneeded imported copies of the records? (Is there a better way than the "every 2 years archive" system to keep my database from becoming painfully slow with too many records?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrentHedden Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 I believe what you're looking for is what is called a virtual list. Basically pulls information from several different tables and displays on one layout. There are many techniques to build these types, but I prefer the one SeedCode published - http://www.seedcode.com/virtual-list/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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