App: copy this row and edit the copy

[Bernd_Merke]

Hi together,

i am a german newby an have another Question.

I have an tabel with tasks. The columns are
Task
Description
Tasks for
Created Date
Due date
…

I’m a lazy guy and want to copy a task that has been created and then only edit the changes. I want that the created Date ist now()

So i find the action
App: copy this row and edit the copy.

and the Action

Data:set the values of some columns in the row
Set Created Date = Now()

then i make an action
grouped: execute a sequens of actions.

but the result is not what i want
Depending on the order, either the current date is also in the original data record or the data record is only copied and the date is not changed.

I hope someone understand my english an my question.

best regards
bernd

[Steve]

The action type App: copy this row and edit the copy does exactly that: it copies the row, then opens the copy in a form view to be edited. That happens before your other action to change values is performed.

To do what you want, instead use an action of type App: go to another view within this app with a Target expression that uses LINKTOFORM().

See also:

help.appsheet.com

LINKTOFORM()

Constructed deep link to form

[Koichi_Tsuji]

Action to copy some data from table A to table B and edit the new row in table B Questions

If i understand your requirement correctly, this could be a workaround for you. First, you create the action to add new row using this row value to another table. This is simple and basic, I assume you have this action in place. Then create another action as Aleksi said, jump to another view within app. For the deep expression for this action, you place function something like LINKTOROW(maxrow(“yourtargettablename”,"_RowNumber"), “formviewnameofthetargettable”) Then create another action t…

[Bernd_Merke]

Hi Alex, hi tsuji_koichi
Thank you for your feedback, and that you are helping me, that’s very nice.
I’ll try it based on your suggestions , but i am to stupid is there a sample app I can look ?
best regards
bernd