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The Process
- Create Lists and Document Library for scripts.
- Add the Child list to the Parent item display form and create a web part connection to only display the appropriate child items.
- Create script for the Parent’s display form and add script to the display form page.
What is a Child list in SharePoint?
Child list – list or document library storing the related items. Allow adding items – to display the child item generation controls on the item’s Edit form. Allow adding when parent item in Display mode – allow adding new related items even when the parent item is in Display form.
To create a sub site, click on the site settings icon, then Site contents. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click new subsite. Give your site a name and address and select a template. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Create.
How to create a child list in SharePoint?
Referencing the above two solutions, here is the solution to create child list items from within a parent list. E.g. Creating Action Items from Issue list. Create the parent custom list “Issues” and create the necessary columns. E.g. Description, Status
How to add parentcontact column to childtasks list?
Figure 7 below shows the result of our work: a new ParentContact column has been added to the Columns list on the List Settings page: Figure 7: New ParentContact column has been added to the ChildTasks list
How to create custom list in SharePoint Designer?
In the Insert ribbon click SharePoint > Custom List Form… Select the options as shown in screenshot. Go to List > Edit List to edit the list using SharePoint Designer and select the EditForm.aspx in the forms panel Delete the existing WebPartPage. In the Insert ribbon click SharePoint > Custom List Form…
Update the List Forms for Parent List. Go to List >Edit List to edit the list using SharePoint Designer and select the DispForm.aspx in the forms panel. Insert a related item view below the list form by going to Insert > Related Item View > Action Issues. Go to List > Form Web Parts > Default Display Form.