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Kanban grouping using link fields

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Neil_Watson
5 - Automation Enthusiast
5 - Automation Enthusiast

Is there any way to use link fields for kanban stacks. It appears that only single select fields can be used, but I would like to use a grouping field that is a lookup to another table. As a simple example, I have a location field, which is a lookup field to another table, defining locations. I would like to use that as the grouping field in a kanban view. It looks as though the only option I have currently is to duplicate the field with a single select field, and then find a way to keep both in sync?

Many thanks for any help

Neil

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Aaron_Ball
4 - Data Explorer
4 - Data Explorer

I also will cast a vote. But I am curious, does anyone from Airtable read these? I have seen multiple-year requests like this without any acknowledgment from Airtable, are we all just talking to the wind?

Roshan_Joseph
4 - Data Explorer
4 - Data Explorer

+1 from me too. It is too restrictive in itโ€™s current form.

Alex_Markley
4 - Data Explorer
4 - Data Explorer

+1 Game Changer, 100%

Dan_Emmerie
6 - Interface Innovator
6 - Interface Innovator

does this workaround still work? i canโ€™t seem to select a lookup field for the matrix block

ChipAtYaggy
5 - Automation Enthusiast
5 - Automation Enthusiast

+1 5+ years later. The gyrations required to move to single select are such a waste.

Benjamin_Armstr
4 - Data Explorer
4 - Data Explorer

+1 I really need this.

Michael_Clive2
4 - Data Explorer
4 - Data Explorer

I have been using Airtable for years and years and I have needed this feature for years and years. Airtable: Can you not understand how important this feature is? This is the basics of relational databases. The problem is always the same: I have a record of vendors, and I have a record of orders. Or I have a record of employees and a record of tasks. I want to link vendors to orders, and kanban orders by vendor.

Every time I try to use Airtable to solve a problem, I run into this. I canโ€™t progress past this, and this is what keeps me from really fully committing to the product.

ethan_rinaldo
4 - Data Explorer
4 - Data Explorer

Ce serait vraiment utile.

Shane_Roach
4 - Data Explorer
4 - Data Explorer

Plus 1 here. Surprised to arrive here and see this concept receiving no suggested workarounds, or understandings, for years. Are we missing an obvious alternate approach?

J_Jones
6 - Interface Innovator
6 - Interface Innovator

+1 for me. Would eliminate a workaround and make airtable less complicated to use.