How to copy values of a filled editable grid into another grid in an interface

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Hi! I have an editable grid which is filled by the user (possible to add new rows), like in this example: 
 
 The editable grid values are saved in a Record, and they all have a common field for each grid created (for example, Employee Set 1, even though it is not shown in the example it should be another column) 
 Now, I would like to "copy" the created matrix into a grid in another interface, being able to create new columns but without the possibility of adding extra-rows (I mean, without the "Add Employee" dynamic link) 
 To be clear, my idea is to re-use the data in another grid, and add a column to identify the data for a new purpose 
 
 Thanks a lot!

Mike Schmitt · Answer

carlosp5114 said: I have seen another post in the appian community forum, and they propose this way for each column of the editable grid having the local variable (array) 
 Given that it's my comment you screenshotted here - I feel the need to point out that the post in question is not about editable grids at all, but is in fact about the old-style Paging Grid (currently called Read-Only Grid, but still referenced via a!gridField() ). The construct for the different types of grids is completely dissimilar. 
 
 carlosp5114 said: I still can´t view in a clear way how to toy with the record type constructor in the editable grid, and where should I use it in the editable grid structure 
 I'm assuming this just means that you'd use the Record Type Constructor to manually set up a local variable to contain a few rows of record type data (aka "fake data" but in a real structure), and/or use the constructor in the "add row" link (if you're using it) to force certain default values into the new row you're adding.

How to copy values of a filled editable grid into another grid in an interface

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