How to send data from Repeating group to Popup

This tutorial will teach us how to send information from a repeating group to a popup.

A popup is commonly used to display detailed data about an item. In some cases, you might use the popup to let the user edit the data of a record.

By the end of this tutorial, you will have a system that allows you to see product information in a popup.

Sending one data type to a popup

Typically, you will need to send only a single data type to the popup. It can be a record of any data type stored in your Bubble app.

Setting up the repeating group

We have a repeating group that displays a list of Products. The content type and the repeating group's data source are straightforward.

We would like it if we could show more information about this Product when the user clicks on the "View details" button.

Setting up the popup

The popup will need to have a content type. The information that we want to send will determine the type of content. In our case, it will be Product.

We'll pass the data source using workflows, so the data source will be empty.

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Workflows

If you want to send dynamic data to a popup, you should not define the data source of the popup. How will Bubble know which record to display if that's the case?

We will tell Bubble the record to display using a workflow action - Display data.

The 'Display data' action allows you to pass dynamic or static data to a group/popup.

We want a popup to open when we click a button. We'll pass the current cell's information to the popup.

We need a 'Show popup action' as step 2.

We can create text fields inside the popup to show the received information.

The Parent group's dynamic data can be used in the text, input, and other popup fields.

When creating a group inside the popup, define the type of content and data source. If this doesn't happen, dynamic information won't be passed down to child elements.

The type of content in the repeating group and popup can be different. Please look at your use case and choose the appropriate type of content.

Sending more than one data type to a popup

Sometimes, you may need to send more than one data type to a popup. It can be a record of any data type stored in your Bubble app.

Setting up the repeating group

We have a repeating group that displays a list of Products. The content type and the repeating group's data source are straightforward.

We would like it if we could show more information about this Product and the Company when a user clicks on the "View details" button. The Product table is not storing the Company record but we can pass this information dynamically.

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Setting up the popup

The popup will need to have a content type. The information that we want to send will determine the type of content. In our case, it will be Product.

We'll pass the data source using workflows, so the data source will be empty.

We will send the Company record via workflows as well. However, we need a group to hold information on the Company record. We can then refer to this group wherever we need it.

For simplicity, we can create a hidden or dummy group to hold this information. I've created a group called Group Company Hidden in the popup and given it a type of content.

You don't need to create a group in the popup. You can create wherever you feel comfortable.

Workflows

We'll use the same workflow and action as before - Display data.

This time, however, we will use it twice because we need to send data to two groups - the popup and the hidden group.

We can search for the relevant company record and pass its information to the hidden group. I've not applied any constraints to the search, but you'll need to put the relevant constraints here.

The 'Show popup' action will be step 3.

We can create text fields inside the popup to show the received information. We can access the Company record by referring to Group Company Hidden.

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Preview - https://nocodeassistant-tutorials.bubbleapps.io/version-test/popup-details

Editor - https://bubble.io/page?type=page&name=popup-details&id=nocodeassistant-tutorials&tab=tabs-1

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