Kanban grouping using link fields

[Neil_Watson]

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

[Aaron_Ball]

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]

+1 from me too. It is too restrictive in it’s current form.

[Alex_Markley]

+1 Game Changer, 100%

[Dan_Emmerie]

does this workaround still work? i can’t seem to select a lookup field for the matrix block

[ChipAtYaggy]

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

[Benjamin_Armstr]

+1 I really need this.

[Michael_Clive2]

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 can’t progress past this, and this is what keeps me from really fully committing to the product.

[ethan_rinaldo]

Ce serait vraiment utile.

[Shane_Roach]

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]

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