clarification question - master-detail form

[pmik76]

Hello.
I 've been reading the wiki, watching the tutorials and I am a bit confused. I want to create a form with a master element (one row) and detail element (n rows). The way to go is to create 2 lists, database-join them and display them in a form? Or do like the tutorial, use repeating group for the detail? Or both are valid?
Thank you

 

[rob]

Hi

Either way would work, its a matter of preference.

I would say that if you want to use your details list else where then create 2 lists (well it would be three lists, master, master-detals, and details) and join them, as it will be easier to manage later on.
Doing that takes more time to set up, but makes it easy to get hold of the details list later on as you 'know' the name of the database table that is storing the date.

Going down the repeat group route is quicker and will in fact create the master, master-details, details) lists for you (so code wise its exactly the same as the first method) but its going to use less readable table names in the database.