why not use jquery add / remove form field? i mean keep the parent (header), and then you add the child (detail) as much as you want in the same form, and then when it's submit, it'll insert simultaneously.
On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 10:19 PM, Keith Pettit <[email protected]>wrote: > I have a ticket system for trucks. Each ticket or parent has 1 or more > loads (children). I'm having trouble figuring out how to create a (parent) > and multiple children at the same time. > > I'm trying to avoid going through a dialog where they have to fillout a > ticket, save, then add loads. I want to have a single screen where I can > create the parent and multiple children at the same time. > > > Here is my basic model: > # Ticket Information > db.define_table('ticket', > Field('type', db.loadtype), > Field('vehicle_id'), > Field('misc', 'text'), > Field('working', 'boolean'), > Field('approved', 'boolean') > ) > db.ticket.type.requires = IS_IN_DB(db, 'loadtype.id', 'loadtype.type') > > > # Loads for a ticket (usually just one, but sometimes many) > db.define_table('load', > Field('ticket', db.ticket), > Field('container_id'), > Field('entered', 'datetime'), > Field('updated', 'datetime'), > Field('product', db.product) > ) > > > Thanks for any help, > > -Keith >
