Our miniExtensions Form has many powerful features and this is one of them. It allows you to restrict the records selection within a linked record or dynamically drill down through linked records based on certain field(s) in the linked table. For example, instead of showing a list of all cities, you can allow users to select a county first to narrow down the options, so they can find their city faster. Also, you can select multiple fields as filters.
This can also be a way to create a Dependent Drop Down List by limiting which linked records are shown depending on what users have put in another field.
💡Update
It’s now possible to prefill the filter values using the form URL so you can dynamically filter the selectable linked records. Learn more about this feature here.
Features
- Filter fields can be shown in a pop-up window (like in the video above).
- Filters can be shown as regular fields inside the form (like the demo below).
- Filters can be hidden from the form and set only by prefilling their values in the form URL (not shown in the video).
Demo
This form has a linked record field that you can filter. It will show a sub-category list based on the region you select:
If you click on the sample view below, you’ll see the table that’s used for the demo above.
