in short, the drop-down will not retain values once you move to a new screen. You need to write the selected drop down values either in the dB or on a Scratchpad screen. I would use a Scratchpad screen so you dont burden the dB with temp data.
If you dont know what is a “scratchpad”, do a search on this forum. Its the best thing I learnt here!
initially I created buttons based upon the drop-down criteria using visibility. this worked great, but they were lost once I selected a link and returned.
I have tried Lists, both custom and simple, and tried various relationships. And Update button.
Basically, I want to create a list of potential trials that may be suitable based upon the criteria in the drop-down menus.
For example, time. each trial may have more than one time frame but only need to choose one.
If the trial fulfills all of the drop down criteria, then it will appear as a option in a list or as a button
When a trial is selected it goes to a specific page and attached pages offering information. Once reviewed that can return to Screening page and select another fulfilling criteria.
Using 6 drop down menus on screening page. The screening page below has two test options based on time criteria only, using two custom lists, with one row each, using visibility based on time only as a test.
For example first one is Time
Initially used buttons created with visibility which worked fine in creating buttons with selected drop down options, but they were lost once I selected one and returned
Then tried grouping them in a list and creating a simple or custom list
Again they create a list but lose them. Tried various relationships but do not seem to get it to work.
I just want to create a list based upon criteria from drop down menus that the user can return to and select next one that may be applicable
Thank you for sharing the detailed information. From what I understand, you would like to pass the information selected by the user to another screen. Currently, you are using dropdown menus that are linked to separate collections.
My suggestion is to keep the dropdown menus as they are, but add a button that saves all this data in a user collection. This approach will allow you to pass the data to any screen, effectively creating a relationship between the user collection and the dropdown collections (one-to-many). By implementing this, you can transfer data from one screen to another without losing any information in between.
I would like to retain a list of items that meet criteria selected from drop down menus on the same screen or another screen if needed, so that when I return to that screen they are still selected. Currently each method I have tried resets the selection.
So for example if ITEM 1 and 3 meets criteria and i select ITEM 1 and then return to page to review ITEM 3 both items are gone
