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Hello there,


My current setup:




  1. In one table [ALL PRODUCTS], I have two pairs of Lookup fields, providing all the options.

    [Products] = [Bananas, Apples, Grapes, Strawberries]

    [Markets] = [US, FR, DE]




  2. In another table [DELIVERED-PRODUCTS] I have multiple pairs of Lookup fields [Products] and [Markets], describing the products per market, a subset of the values in the previous table.

    [Products1] = [Bananas, Apples, Grapes]

    [Market1] = [us]

    [Products2] = [Bananas, Grapes, Strawberries]

    [Market2] = [fr]

    [Products3] = [Grapes]

    [Market3] = [de]




Ultimately, I would like to know what combinations are possible but not delivered per market, see point 5.




  1. I assume this would be somehow done by concatenating all elements of one array pair with the other, as in:

    [DELIVERED_Products_US] = [Bananas_US, Apples_US, Grapes_US]

    [DELIVERED_Products_FR] = [Bananas_FR, Grapes_FR, Strawberries_FR]

    [DELIVERED_Products_DE] = [Grapes_DE]




  2. Same for the [ALL PRODUCTS]

    [ALL_Products_Markets] = [Bananas_US, Apples_US, Grapes_US, Bananas_FR, Apples_FR, Grapes_FR, Strawberries_FR, Grapes_DE, Strawberries_DE]




  3. Ultimately, I would like to know what combinations of products and markets are in ALL PRODUCTS and not in DELIVERED PRODUCTS.

    [ALL-DELIVERED_Products_Markets] = [Apples_FR, Strawberries_DE]




Thanks a lot!

Hi @christoph,


It’s not that clear to me the structure you have because you mention that most of the fields are Lookup fields.

Would you like to share a screenshot of both tables and then tell us what exactly do you want to do? Then it will be very easy to help you 🙂


Thanks

Hi @christoph,


It’s not that clear to me the structure you have because you mention that most of the fields are Lookup fields.

Would you like to share a screenshot of both tables and then tell us what exactly do you want to do? Then it will be very easy to help you 🙂


Thanks


Thanks for your help!


Maybe we could try with this intermediate step:


How can I concatenate every item of one item with every element of another, to have all possible pairs?


Sticking to the example above, this is what I’ve got:



And this is what I am looking for


Thanks for your help!


Maybe we could try with this intermediate step:


How can I concatenate every item of one item with every element of another, to have all possible pairs?


Sticking to the example above, this is what I’ve got:



And this is what I am looking for




If I understand what you are trying to do, it cannot be done with a formula field or with rollup fields.


Of course, there is the possibility that I do not understand your situation. Screen captures showing your tables and the data would help.


If you are looking to make this calculation using a script, that is possible.


It is also possible that a different base design might make it easier to calculate what you want.

Thanks for your help!


Maybe we could try with this intermediate step:


How can I concatenate every item of one item with every element of another, to have all possible pairs?


Sticking to the example above, this is what I’ve got:



And this is what I am looking for



Hi @christoph,


What we all recommend you to do is to change the base design. With no been sure what exactly do you try to do I think that an effective way to store your data is the following:



  1. On the table with products, every record (this means every new line) corresponds to one product

    In this table you can put a single select of multiple select filed with values for the attribute like {product_type} = (Apples, Bananas, Grapes)

  2. In the table with orders you will put follow the same logic of one ordered product per line.


Does it work for you ? If not please share with us some screenshots for better understanding.


Thanks

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