Do I need to make changes to current user

Need help Database
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Do I need to make changes to current user? To explain my data - I have a User (data type) that will go on many Trips (Trips is also a data type). Each user has a list of Trips as a field in the User data type.

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In each Trip they will spend money so create and Expense (which is also a data type). Data Type Trips also has a list of Expenses as a field so each Trip has a list of Expenses.

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So my question is when a user saves a new Trip do I need to make changes to current user in the workflow to add the trip to the current user as well or is the fact that the list of Trips is in the User data type enough?

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Also when user saves a new Expense do I need to make changes to the Trip ? Or as in the example above is the fact that the trip has a list of Expenses enough

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Just trying to work out if this extra step in the workflow is necessary and if not in what circumstances would it be necessary? Thanks in advance

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From the looks of it, it appears you are doing everything correctly. I don’t see anything that would cause problems.

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Thanks for your response @codurly. My question really is do I need to make this second step? What difference does it make if I don’t do it?

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The difference is there is no way to access the data that you just created “Ex: new expense created in the 2nd picture”. When you link it directly to another piece of data it makes it quick and easy to retrieve when you want to use the info.

Simply put: It is easier to read from part of data instead of doing a long search through all your data.

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Thanks @codurly. That makes sense now