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Channels, Categories, and relationships help.

September 23, 2011 1:25pm

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  • #1 / Sep 23, 2011 1:25pm

    sleven1868

    78 posts

    EE2 latest build.

    I need help with figuring out the functionality of mixing channels, categories and relationships.  Here is the setup.

    Products Channel - All products are in here
    Industries Channel - All indusries entries are in here

    Applications Categories -  (Area, Parking, etc…) All product channel entries are associated with applications

    Industries Categories - (Office, Park, Auto) All product channel entries are associated with industries. 

    I currently use categories to display all industries (Category URL setting turned On) and then I can drill down into each industry that contains a channel entry.  Once I’m in that channel entry I want to display “product entries” that are associated with that channel entry.  I tried using relationships to do that but it only allows me to do a one to one relationship with an industry channel entry.  One product entry could be used in many industry channel entries.  So ideally I would like the relationship field in the product channel entry to allow me to pick mutiple industry entries.  Is there a way to do that?  Is there another approach I should be taking?  Help would be greatly appreciated.

  • #2 / Sep 23, 2011 2:45pm

    sleven1868

    78 posts

    After doing more research, I need to use reverse related entries to accomplish this.  I’ll spend some time on the docs and post back if I have any questions.

  • #3 / Sep 23, 2011 5:45pm

    Mark Bowen

    12637 posts

    Hi sleven1868,

    No problems. If you have anything you need to ask about this one then just post a new thread and we’ll be ready to help you out.

    Thanks,

    Mark

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