How do forms get in "select related form" list?

Classic Servoy
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I have a form with a tab panel. I want one of the tabs to display a form with a portal that has a relation from the table with the original form to another table. When I go to select the tab panel and add a tab, that form with the portal is not in the list of related forms. How can I get it there?

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Does the form with the portal on the the correct relationship?

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Yes it has the correct relationship. All forms belong to the same table and the portal is attached to one of the relationships assigned to the table.
I have since got it to work using the nonrelated group, but I am confused as to why the form does not show up in the proper relationship group, and exactly when the nonrrelated group should be used.

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what version do you work with?

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I’m using rc3 on Windows 2000.

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OK, read you earlier post again. You mention your form is based on the same form but that doesn’t say there is a relationship. Have you defined a relationship like table_to_table based on the same table/id?

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I have a matter table with a relationship to table time
matter table also has the 2 forms maDetail0 and maDetailTime - tabpanel on maDetail0 points to maDetailTimee that includes only a portal based on the relationship matter_to_time
I expected to see the maDetailTime form appear in the select related form… box under matter_to_time relationship section. As you can see from the attachment, it is not there.
I got the form to work by selecting the maDetailTime form from the nonrelated section of the select related form box.

  1. I don’t know why the form does not show up in the right relationship
  2. I don’t know why the tabpanel works based on the nonrelated form.
  3. I don’t know if I should even be concerned about it!
  4. Does the fact that there is only a portal on the second form have anything to do with the above?
    :?
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I probably get lost in your explanation due to the time but:

I understand maDetailTime is a form based on the table matter so I don’t understand why you expect it to show under matter_to_time.

I would expect it under matter_to_matter when you define that relationship.

Or am I missing something here?

If not, can you upload an example?

Cheers

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Thanks for your input. I see now. I created a matter _to_matter relationship and now all the matter table forms show up.
I had assumed that since I had a form with a portal using a certain relationship, then that form would be considered a “related” form, even though it was attached to the same table. I guess not.