I am using FileMaker Pro 13. I need to add Portal to show data from related table. Some fields which I wanna add to Portal are "Foreign keys" from that related table that are linked-related to third table. Results I am getting in Portal from those fields are numbers, but I need data (text) from that third table that is related to that "Foreign key". Is it possible to create portal that shows text related to that foreign key, and if it is, how to achieve that? Thanks a lot!
Example schema is on link https://www.lucidchart.com/invitations/accept/e45dfdfd-185d-46c8-ad9e-e8e8dc270ee7
In general words, I want to add Portal on layout based on Table3, so I can view related data from Table2, and it would have fields tbl2item, TBL1_foreign key (from where I pull data from Table 1 when I enter data in Table 2, using pop up menu). And in Portal data I need TBL1_foreign key to be represented as text from related table instead of auto-numbers.
Assuming the relationship:
Table 1 --> Table 2 --> Table 3
You are in the layout based on Table 1. Make sure there is relationship to Table 3 and it is in the same group (TOG) in Manage Databases. Just place the field with text from the Table 3 on your portal row and it should work.
Make sure you select the correct relationship for Table 3. In drop-down list it should be in "Related" group. Should look like "Table 3::myFiled" on the layout, with the name the same as the name of your table instance (TO) from "Manage database" which could be different from your base table name
The other option would be to use value list.
I do not see your file, so if it does not work for you, post more details about your setup.