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Updating Parent when Child changes A Notes formula for updating parents when a child
changes in Notes R3/4. 		Date*
12/14/2025		Source (or email address if you prefer)*
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IP address:.172.70.131.212
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Updating Parent when Child changes A Notes formula for updating parents when a child changes in Notes R3/4.		Type*
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Both parents and responses share a common key, the parent's DocID is
stored in each response document in a field called $REF.  We can use
this common key in a hidden view, call it (Parents by DocID), which
contains the following formula in the first sorted column (this
column can be hidden):

     @Text(@DocumentUniqueID)

Now when someone updates a response document, you can use the
following formula in the Save/Close button to quickly open the
(Parents by DocID) view to the key that matches the $REF in the
response document.  Then we can refresh the parent, and/or run a
macro on it, and then close the view...

    view := (Parents by DocID);
    key := @Text($REF);
    REM;
    REM;
    @Command([FileSave]);
    @Command([FileCloseWindow]);
    @Command([OpenView]; view; key; "1");
    @Command([EditDeselectAll]);
    @Command([ToolsRunMacro]; "(Set to Filled)");
    @Command([ToolsRefreshSelectedDocs]);
    @Command([FileCloseWindow]);

By the way, the @DocumentUniqueID function is not documented and is
not supported on the Macintosh platform in Notes V3, but it is fully
documented and supported in Notes V4.