Hi, I’m new to Bubble and developing a tool for an NGO which I am a full time volunteer with. I’ve got the hang of tables pretty quickly but have a small issue linking a text field to specific fields in the database. I have no problem linking to most fields but when I try to link it to a field which is linked to another one of my databases, it does not return a value. There are no privacy settings set around any of the databases. Is there something different I need to do for displaying these types of fields?
I am trying to pull the family code to my table. As you can see, this field in my student table is linked to my family table. The other screenshot is the link i am using which works for all other fields other than those that have links to other tables. Actually this link is from a pop up I am trying to populate but I have the same issue with tables
In the database you can actually link another dataType to a field in your database instead of just a text field. Are you doing that? Can you show a screenshot of how your database is set up for use please?
I am trying to pull the family code to my table. As you can see, this field in my student table is linked to my family table. The other screenshot is the link i am using which works for all other fields other than those that have links to other tables. Actually this link is from a pop up I am trying to populate but I have the same issue with tables
This is a common stumbling block — when a field is linked to another data type, you have to “chain” through it in the text element. For example, if your field is Recipe > Author and Author is its own data type, you’d click the field and then select the sub-field you want (like Author's Name) rather than stopping at Author alone. Stopping at Author just returns the unique ID, which shows as blank in a text element.
Try clicking the field in the text expression and see if there’s a arrow/option to drill into the linked type’s fields.
Can you share a screenshot of your database setup and the expression you’re building in the text element? That’ll help pinpoint exactly where it’s stopping.
