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CupidC
Helper II
2 years ago

Creating Virtual Relationship with Differing Column detail

Hello everyone, I'm reaching out for guidance on establishing a virtual relationship when the matching column detail differ. Consider the simple example of a Sales Forecast table I have, which is l...
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lbendlin
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2 years ago

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CupidC
Helper II
2 years ago

To simplify my question, I'm interested in finding out if it's possible to create a virtual relationship when the matching column names differ, as  below.

 

 

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    Anonymous
    Not applicable
    2 years ago

    Hi, CupidC 

    According to your description, if the data values of the two columns are not the same, even if the relationship is pulled, the relationship does not work (can not find the data with the same name), you can achieve this requirement with the help of index columns/custom columns.


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