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Export/Import list fields with lookup tables from another folder eva pujadas  2015-08-27 01:00
Status: Closed
 
We are using LabKey 15.2 and saw that now the import/export of fields supports lookup fields (LookupSchema + LookupQuery). Great!
Unfortunately we realized that when the lookup list resides in another folder it is not exported in the fields definition.

We tried several combinations of specifying the path to the folder in which the lookup-table is located, in the "Import fields" definition, without success.
Is there a way to do that?

Thank you very much for your great product and support,
Eva Pujadas
 
 
Jon (LabKey DevOps) responded:  2015-08-28 14:05
Hi Eva,

It appears that functionality doesn't exist. The LookupSchema and LookupQuery is only applying to the current folder and has no place to designate any other folders or projects. A feature change will have to be implemented to accommodate this functionality.

Regards,

Jon
 
Jon (LabKey DevOps) responded:  2015-08-28 14:41
Bug https://www.labkey.org/issues/home/Developer/issues/details.view?issueId=24161 has been created for this problem.

Regards,

Jon
 
Jon (LabKey DevOps) responded:  2015-08-28 14:42
Hi Eva,

So until this gets fixed, the only option is to manually create your lookups if they're apart of another folder. I know it's a little more work you have to do, but there is nothing else in the system that would make this easier until the bug is fixed.

Regards,

Jon