I am building a base of vendor records. Each record has a first name, last name, and vendor ID. Ideally, the unique ID would be the primary field. However, when using the "linked records" field in other tables, I have to enter the Vendor ID, which I don't know off the top of my head -- I have to flip over to the other record, look up the ID, flip back and input the ID to get the correct association. Is there a way to use the Last Name in a different table to associate with a record that has a primary field of the Vendor ID?
My current work around is to use =concatenate(first name, last name), which is perfect for the above scenario. However, when I import bills from my accounting software, it imports using the Vendor ID number -- so it's the same problem the other way around. If using the concatenated primary field, I need to know how to associate the vendor ID with the correct record when it imports from my financial software.
I hope this makes sense and thank you in advance for the assist!