Using Popup Data as Repeating Group's Data Source

Lotusbuddafly · 2020-08-31T01:59:53.361Z

I am stuck trying to figure out how to make the data collected in my popup, as the datasource for my repeating group.

Essentially, the user can add people to their “team” in my app.

The flow is supposed to work like this:
User selects “Add New Member” a popup then comes on the screen → User types in Member’s details → User hits “Save” button on popup → Data collected in popup generates in repeating group (essentially a centralized list of people on the project)

The issue I’m having is that the data in the popup isn’t being saved in the repeating group and I am trying to figure out how to make the popup disappear after hitting “save.”

Another issue is that what I type in the one popup is generating through all repeating cells, instead of one specific cell.

I also want an email that prompts the member to sign-up for an account.

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johnny · 2020-08-31T02:08:14.374Z

Lotusbuddafly:

User selects “Add New Member” a popup then comes on the screen → User types in Member’s details → User hits “Save” button on popup → Data collected in popup generates in repeating group (essentially a centralized list of people on the project)

You would need to create a new type called, “Member” or whatever you want to name it, then add fields with the fields you want, eg. Full Name, Email, Phone Number, Title, then when the workflow for the “Save” button should be, Create a New thing, the thing would be “Member,” then fields would reference each of your inputs.

Lotusbuddafly:

The issue I’m having is that the data in the popup isn’t being saved in the repeating group and I am trying to figure out how to make the popup disappear after hitting “save.”

Does your repeating group reference your “Member” thing?

Lotusbuddafly:

Another issue is that what I type in the one popup is generating through all repeating cells, instead of one specific cell.

You are referencing the input data in your repeating group, not your dynamic data saved to your database.

Lotusbuddafly:

I also want an email that prompts the member to sign-up for an account.

You can create a new popup, then the workflow for that would be for signing a user up. You can learn more about this via the documentation below.

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Lotusbuddafly · 2020-08-31T02:50:43.147Z

You would need to create a new type called, “Member” or whatever you want to name it, then add fields with the fields you want, eg. Full Name, Email, Phone Number, Title, then when the workflow for the “Save” button should be, Create a New thing, the thing would be “Member,” then fields would reference each of your inputs.
I did the first part, but my workflow appears to have been incorrect in the second half. I’ve updated to your recommendation…how do I make the popup disappear after hitting “save” though? I’ve made Step 2 to reset relevant inputs and then hide Popup A. Don’t know if this is the most appropriate thing to do.

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Does your repeating group reference your “Member” thing?
I believe so…I have Team Members as the reference.

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johnny · 2020-08-31T02:57:33.280Z

Lotusbuddafly:

how do I make the popup disappear after hitting “save” though? I’ve made Step 2 to reset relevant inputs and then hide Popup A. Don’t know if this is the most appropriate thing to do.

Yes, hiding the popup is an appropriate thing to do.

Lotusbuddafly:

I believe so…I have Team Members as the reference.

It looks like your text values are referencing the data in the inputs instead of the member’s thing

Lotusbuddafly · 2020-09-01T00:46:36.995Z

I’m genuinely stumped. I literally made updates and still to no avail.

What do mean referencing inputs instead of the Team Members? The text changes to “Input” in front of each of the field in the repeating group b/c the popup is that data source which collects what will populate in the repeating group table.

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johnny · 2020-09-01T05:06:41.069Z

Lotusbuddafly:

What do mean referencing inputs instead of the Team Members? The text changes to “Input” in front of each of the field in the repeating group b/c the popup is that data source which collects what will populate in the repeating group table.

Your text in your repeating group. The dynamic says “Input’s…” instead of “Current Cell’s Team Member’s Full Name,” etc…

Lotusbuddafly · 2020-09-02T02:09:30.289Z

Thanks so much for all of your help! I’ve updated to show “current cell”, but the repeating group is still not populating data collected in the popup, so I think I’ll nix the popup for the sake of time and my sanity.

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I’ve watched tons of videos and conducted tutorials, and still can’t figure out where I’m going wrong. The weird thing is, the data is being collected, but the popup isn’t speaking to the repeating table properly.

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I’ll just reconfigure and eliminate the popup. Thanks again!

johnny · 2020-09-02T03:48:02.718Z

The reason nothing is showing up on your repeating group is simply because you have constraints in the data source of your repeating group. In order to fix your issues you’d need to remove the constraints in the data source of your repeating group.

Lotusbuddafly · 2020-09-02T04:02:35.136Z

Omg!! That worked! I was just about to give up! Thank you so much!

johnny · 2020-09-02T04:04:29.201Z

No problem! I looked back over your screenshots above and noticed it! Glad to help!

system · 2020-11-09T01:59:53.483Z

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