InfoQube IM - Community

Submitted by Gallipoli on 2020/03/11 19:11

How do I add an existing item and its sub-items to a grid in which the item was not created? (i.e., in a grid which is not the home for the item)

If I update a sub-item or add a new sub-item to the item in any of the grids in which the item is showing, will that change or new sub-item then show automatically in all grids in which the item is shown?

Thanks in advance for any advice you can give me.

Phil

Comments

Hi Phil !

There are many ways to do this, 2 most commonly used

Drag-drop from one grid to another (hold Ctrl to copy, otherwise a move is performed)
Assign field values: Most grids have a simple source, meaning that they show items that have a value for a particular field. Simply assign a value to this field to have it shown in that grid. To assign a field value, show it as a column in your grid or use the Properties pane

Checkout the documentation and/or the Welcome to IQ file (under the File menu) and explore the grid related features

Pierre_Admin

IQ Designer

Thanks Pierre, much appreciated!

Phil

Have imported a folder of items from Ecco Pro

Have created a new grid for this data

When I select an item and try to drag and drop it to the newly created grid, I am not able to do so

I have about 50 items to put in the new grid, documentation so far has not yielded a solution

Richard

KD4VOM

I haven't tried dragging/dropping from one grid to another. I've had some issues in the past with drag/drop operations so I prefer more direct means. Did you try Pierre's 2nd method above?

1) Select items in first grid

2) Go to properties pane, scroll to bottom section; find field that corresponds to the 2nd grid name

3) Check the field.

4) All selected items will be added to the 2nd grid.

You can save some scrolling by putting the 2nd field in a form so it's easier to find at the top of the properties pane.

Also, as Pierre said, you can put the 2nd grid field in the 1st grid, making it very easy to assign items without having to track down the field in the properties pane.

Wayne

re 2nd question: yes, any changes made to an item (editing text, adding subitems etc) will automatically show up everywhere that item is shown.

Wayne