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How can i auto-fill a linked field?

i have 2 linked tables in Airtable: CONTENT and CONTENT TYPES

In the table CONTENT i have two linked fields CONTENT TYPE and WORKFLOW 

In CONTENT TYPES i have the two "originals" of CONTENT TYPE and WORKFLOW

If i select in the CONTENT table the linked value CONTENT TYPE and this CONTENT TYPE has a DEFAULT WORKFLOW (i.e. cell is not empty) then the WORKFLOW field in CONTENT table should auto-populate with the DEFAULT WORKFLOW value.

Basically only if there is a default workflow (cell not empty) of the Workflow column in the content type table, then this value should be auto-filled on a linked field in the CONTENT table. 

Hope this makes sense? I know this can be done with an automation inside airtable. but how?

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Could you provide screenshots to help me understand what you're looking for?

You might be able to do this with automations and/or a "look up" or "roll up" field.

From my understanding, you simply want to link a WORKFLOW to the CONTENT depending on what CONTENT TYPE is selected?

 


Justin Ng
Programme Coordinator at Sistema Aotearoa
https://www.sistemaaotearoa.org.nz/
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Hi, Thanks for looking at this. I am totally stuck here.
I created an airtable that shows what i want to achieve 

https://airtable.com/invite/l?inviteId=invBQZLlFEVSONEXd&inviteToken=e4487b2eb45a328e2e997098f1a864d...


This is the cell: https://airtable.com/appILm5TSS1LZWooa/tblzs5MRhD1TbJZmv/viwEgv7nn9D2A0vdA/rec81LcTiLxqCm1Ri/fld3oCm...

Action needed: If there is a Default Workflow set for a specific Content Type that cell should be-autofilled with the default value. I can not use the Lookup field because I need the option to override the default workflow if needed.