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tenikark3024
November 29, 2023
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Merge functionality

  • November 29, 2023
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Hi All,

I have a requirement where I need to merge 2 selected rows in read-only grid and merge them into one row and the displayed name will be the first selected row.

Where the whole data related to both selected records will be merged into one.

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stefanhelzle0001
stefanhelzle0001
Brainy
November 29, 2023

Can you explain in more detail what exactly you want to merge and how the output should look like?

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tenikark3024Author
November 29, 2023

The exact requirement is , the user needs to select two or more records and should click on Merge button, so that the result should be for those selected records should be merged into one record.

Whatever the records we have selected, those should not be deleted instead those needs to be merged into one record.

We cant undo the Merge functionality, in UI it should display with the newly merged record instead of two or more selected records.

stefanhelzle0001
stefanhelzle0001
Brainy
November 29, 2023

In general, I would create an expression rule that takes multiple items, and combines them into one, by whatever logic you have.

    stewart.burchell
    stewart.burchell
    November 29, 2023

    There's a whole bunch of questions that arise from this...

    • how will you decide which attributes from which records will be selected to be in the merged record? Will this be rules-based?
    • will the merged record be a new record (with the original records being either hard deleted or soft-deleted - that is, do you need access to the original data for traceability purposes?)
    • what is the User Experience you're looking for? Will the User select a "Merge Records" button and when confirmed then the original records disappear from the grid leaving the newly merged Record still visible?
    • should there be an "Undo Merge" functionality?
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    tenikark3024Author
    November 29, 2023

    The exact requirement is , the user needs to select two or more records and should click on Merge button, so that the result should be for those selected records should be merged into one record.

    Whatever the records we have selected, those should not be deleted instead those needs to be merged into one record.

    We cant undo the Merge functionality, in UI it should display with the newly merged record instead of two or more selected records.

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