Earlier, we have published an article describing synchronization with Google Calendar, where the Google Calendar Event ID plays the role of the match condition. Recently, some of our customers expressed a need to use another match condition to synchronize their database with Google Calendar account. Therefore, we decided to provide a detailed example of the…
online database
TeamDesk has your back through weathering the COVID-19 crisis
In the exceptional circumstances caused by COVID-19 our first priority is to provide a flexible, scalable and secure online work environment for all customers. We continue to work as usual TeamDesk/dbFLEX development and support teams have shifted to a completely remote work model to keep our staff in a safe and healthy environment. Communication channels Our…
Copy Master records with Details and Sub-Details
It’s a trivial situation when you need to copy a master record, including details and sub-details. For example, your database stores records of specific products, each product consists of many parts and every part includes many components. In this case you are dealing with 3 level cascade relation. This blog post describes the settings allowing…
Three approaches for Tracking Changes
The changes tracking log is a frequently asked question. That’s why we decided to describe three approaches that allow the organization of a changes tracking log. The common idea is that changes are registered as related details that are kept in a separate table. In this blog post we’ll describe three different approaches to implement…
Copy Master record into a separate table and generate copies of related Details
The most typical case when you need to copy master record into a separate table and copy its related details is the Invoice record generation based on the previously created Order record. For example, you keep customer orders in the Orders table. Moreover, each Order includes Order Items related to it. So, you have the…
Generate Copies of Master and Copy Master Details
If your online database includes related tables, you may need to copy a Master record and copy master Details listed in the related details views . To simplify this process, the custom buttons with the Navigate actions can be adjusted. Let’s consider the Project Management database, where each project record is related to many Stages…
Deletion of Master and Details records in your Online Database
Almost each online database comprises reference columns participating in relations. As you already know One-to- Many relation consists of the Master table and the Details table. One Master record can be related to many Details records, while each Detail can be related to one Master only. There are many questions about automatic deletion of Details…
What happens when a Single-Reference column is added
The vast majority of online databases deal with related tables, but only the best ones provide an easy and intuitive way to establish tables’ relationship. The easiest way of creating relations between tables is adding a single-reference column. With this approach, each record stored in the first (‘Master’) table can relate to a record stored…
How to merge multiple Spreadsheets with a similar structure into One Table
If your Excel file contains multiple spreadsheets with a very similar structure, this article is for you. Whenever you started a new month data entry or added a new branch, you naturally added yet another spreadsheet to your Excel file, even though a new sheet data structure was still very similar to previous ones, if…
Custom Button to streamline Details Creation
Did you know that by using “Navigate action” you can open a new form of a related detail record in just a single click? You just need to create a custom button that includes “Navigate” functionality. Let’s say, you utilized TeamDesk online database to manage a travel agency workflow. Naturally, you would need to add…
