Copy Record and New Forms
Hey All,
I'm trying to use the "Copy this [record]" function since creating a new style form.
When I return to an old style form, and click the button from under the More menu, I get routed t...
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MarkShnier__You
Qrew Legend
Qrew LegendTechnically it's not a bug, it's just a feature that does not yet exist on new forms.
The only way to do it for now would be to use a URL which would switch the form to an old form.
I could probably mess around and suggest a Rich text formula field using SaveBeforenavigating but you would need to land the user on an old form, get them to save the record and then have the URL reopen the record for editing on the new form.
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Mark Shnier (Your Quickbase Coach)
mark.shnier@gmail.com
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Copy Record is entirely broken with New Forms. The workaround is to create a URL button to direct to an "interstitial" old form, direct the user to save the record when they will then be redirected to the new form.
The problem (or bug) seems to be that field values are not copied unless the field is present and editable on the interstitial copy form regardless of the setting present in the field's properties. So then a workaround for this condition becomes necessary which is to create (or use the existing) old form containing all of the fields you want copied and set them to editable in order to create a record that can be used by the New Form. It's workarounds all the way down.
Sure would like to know where the proper fix for Copy Record is on the roadmap. This seems like an easy problem to solve which is simply too low on the priority list.
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Michael Rose
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