You can pass constraints on to linked tables using the following: constraints={'contact':query,'yourtablename':yourconstraintquery}
SQLFORM.smartgrid(db.contact, fields=fields, constraints=constraints, orderby=orderby, create=create, details=details, editable=editable,deletable =deletable, csv=False, search_widget=searchForms, paginate=15, maxtextlength=45) You can also provide custom search forms for each downstream linked table by passing a dict of the search form methods. Once you really get in to the smartgrid, it isn't hard at all to deviate from what comes out of the box. -Jim On Monday, October 1, 2012 9:08:40 AM UTC-5, Dominic Cioccarelli wrote: > Hi all, > > ok, making more and more progress with smartgrid but still a couple of > gaps. > > I have a model structure which, simplifying things somewhat, has a > hierarchy A-.>B->C. > > samrtgrid allows me to set up the model structure and then simply define a > controller and view for A: I get the CRUD web pages for B & C for free. > > My question is, what happens if I need to customise one of these > automatically generated sub-pages. e.g., after navigating from A to B to C > I will have a list of all C's that belong to the B I chose (y) from A (x). > The URI will be: > > http://mysite/app/A/index/A/B.a_id/x/C.b_id/y > > So now I'm 2 levels down and I only defined a single controller at the top > level. I need to implement a check box which constrains the C's that I'm > seeing on this page. > > I'm very impressed by how much you can do with so little in smartgrid but > a but frustrated when you need to deviate from what you get for "free". > > Thanks in advance. > > Ciao, > Dominic. > > --