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Sharing / displaying data between lists

Last post 06-30-2008 11:34 AM by Bjørn Furuknap. 1 replies.
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  • 06-30-2008 10:53 AM

    Sharing / displaying data between lists

    I'm just getting started with Sharepoint 2007 and am reading Amanda Murphy's/Shane Perran's book on it.  My appetite is whetted and am now jumping ahead with this question...

    Suppose I have a Contacts list with names, companies, phone numbers, etc.

    Then, suppose I have another list of, say, projects.

    In my Projects list, would it be possible to include, for example, a "references" or some such named field, where names are drawn (selectable) from my afore-mentioned Contacts list?  And then, when a Contact name is selected, my Projects list is automatically populated with the (desired) contact info from my Contacts list?  Rather Access-like, I suppose.



    Joe

  • 06-30-2008 11:34 AM In reply to

    Re: Sharing / displaying data between lists

    Yes, this is indeed very easy, using what is known in SharePoint as LookupFields. Your implementation may vary, but you can do everything you say.

    Good luck!

    .b

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