All:
I have a case where I want to show data in a one-to-many relationship, but the
related data are more than one table "away", or perhaps expressed as
one-to-many-to-many.
For example, I have three tables: [sampling_point], [samples],
[analytical_results].
[samples] is linked to [sampling_point] and
[analytical_results] is linked to [samples].
[samples] contains sample id, sampling date, etc., and
[analytical_results] contains the analytical names and results for each sample.
I want to map each sampling point once, then I want to display the related
analytical data as a table so that the data are "grouped" first by sampling
point, then by sample id + sampling date, approximately like so:
[sampling_point_id1]
[samples_id1] + [samples_date1]
[analyte_name1] + [analyte_result1]
[analyte_name2] + [analyte_result2]
[analyte_name3] + [analyte_result3]
[samples_id2] + [samples_date2]
[analyte_name1] + [analyte_result1]
[analyte_name2] + [analyte_result2]
[analyte_name3] + [analyte_result3]
[sampling_point_id2]
[samples_id1] + [samples_date1]
[analyte_name1] + [analyte_result1]
Etc.
I can successfully display the data at one level "shallower" by using the LAYER
+ JOIN structure and the associated templates, however I have only been able to
accomplish this between one layer and one table, thus either losing the
grouping of unique sample_id and associated sample_date, or including those
fields with the analytical results and creating long displays of repeated id
and date values for each analytical result like so:
[sampling_point_id1]
[samples_id1] + [samples_date1] + [analyte_name1] + [analyte_result1]
[samples_id1] + [samples_date1] + [analyte_name2] + [analyte_result2]
[samples_id1] + [samples_date1] + [analyte_name3] + [analyte_result3]
[samples_id2] + [samples_date2] + [analyte_name1] + [analyte_result1]
[samples_id2] + [samples_date2] + [analyte_name2] + [analyte_result2]
[samples_id2] + [samples_date2] + [analyte_name3] + [analyte_result3]
[sampling_point_id2]
Etc.
Please advise how I may accomplish this or redirect my thinking, whichever is
necessary.
Thank you,
Johan
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