Table-Based Value List: Can't Retain Names Entered On-The-Fly
Hi everyone, I need some help creating a drop down menu. I’ve read several threads in this forum about it, but I’m not grasping the concept. I’m probably overlooking something simple, so I just need a...
View ArticleA Dropdown field that can't be entered.
Hello! I have come across a very unique situation. We are hosting a multi-user solution with about 50 concurrent users on FMS16 with all clients using FMP16; everything is updated and patched. I have...
View ArticleCategory and sub category
dear all, i have a questions about making a dropdown menu, for example: i have a category Food the sub category : frozen food, fruits,snacks if i have some categories, food, beverage, tobacco, etc,...
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Conditional Value List--multiple fields in another table
Greets, all: I'm having a royal brain hernia trying to figure out how to create a conditional value list between two tables where there are multiple key fields. (Please refer to the attached.) In the...
View ArticlePerforming a find with a popup menu
hi i have a field on my layout that is display via a popover that the value list is based on a relationship narrowed down by another relationship. i would like to perform a find on this layout by only...
View ArticleSorting Value List based on Field
I am implementing a Value List using "Values from a field" -- let's say its a list of jobs. I want the Values to be ordered in a specific, non-alphabetical order, but can't figure out how to do...
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Simple question, count of records formula???
Hello everyone! This site is awesome and I just joined it. I have a probably SIMPLE question. I just need a column in that keeps count of the records. Very simple, but I can't figure it out, or...
View ArticleOnly see related records in drop down box
Hi All, Lets say I have a customer tbl , a product tbl and a transaction tbl If customer 1 owns product 1, 2 and 3 and customer 2 owns product 4, 5 and 6 When in transaction layout which was opened by...
View ArticleValue List
Hello all, I just started using FM17. It has been a long time, since FM11 that I have used FM. I am setting up a solution starting with FM Starting point. I created some value lists to use and all of...
View ArticleAutocomplete with a conditional /fiiltered value list
I’ve been working on a database for a rental company, on and off, for quite a few years. Some of the answers to my previous queries here have been really useful in moving things along. The volume of...
View ArticleFM17 FMGO 17 Autocomplete Drop Down with fkProductID AND name?
Hi everyone i was pleased to find out that auto complete had been introduced in FM Go 17, however, it’s still not working for me because I have a Sales form that has a Products drop down box. Now the...
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Filter second drop down list
Hi All, please could you give some background? I am working in layout FactoryAllocations. I have a drop down with records from my ATA Table my second drop down is from the FactoryPrice, but I only...
View ArticleGlobal value list
Hi all, In my contacts table, I have a check box field where the user can categorize any contact into three categories that are used in several places throughout the solution. So a contact may be in...
View ArticleFiltered value list
I have a value list that displays a fixed set of years: 2018, 2019, 2020...2030. I use it for creating new records. I've already used the years 2018 and 2019 to create records. Is there a way to...
View ArticleHow can I count how many times a word/text appears in a column for inventory?
Spoiler Spoiler I have an inventory database with several different types of inventory in it. I would love to have at the top of the header a count of each type of device I have. The Column...
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Drop Down Menus not working
So I am fairly new to this and I am trying to get a inventory database set up. I am working on making the database a that is in 3nf. I am trying to pull information on a drop down menu from different...
View ArticleValue list based on calculation field
I found several similar posts, but nothing that seems to fully address what I need. To start with, I have a calculation field that determines a maximum value for each record. I need to create another...
View ArticleValue List Sort by First Field but display contents of second
The problem is I have a value list that is based on 2 fields from another table, the first field is Order and the second is the Description, but it only populates with the first field which is a...
View ArticleShowing Value List when tabbing
I have an address record with seven fields. To enter the data, my users like to tab through the fields in a set order. One of the fields is set to pop up list with a value list of world countries,...
View ArticleValue list selection breaks
Hi, all! I find this issue hard to google, so I bring it up here. I'm sure many people have had the same issue, but I could not find any thread on the matter. I have several value lists made from...
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