How can I reduce the number of child forms my extension uses?

Child forms are used to create new records or to expand existing ones. They are used in linked record fields on a form, as well as for portal/interface tables.

To reduce the child form count for your extension, you need to disable the Allow users to create new records and/or Allow users to expand (or edit) linked records toggles. When allowing users to both create and expand records, you can reduce the child form count by 1 by setting For creating and expanding (editing) records to Use the same form. All of these settings are found in the Create & Expand Records section for your linked record field (form) or portal/interface table.

When disabling the 'expand records' feature users are still able to link records in the field, unless the field is set to read-only or the record finder is disabled. They would just no longer be able to open up those records to see further details, and instead would only see the record title. The linked table's primary field is used for this by default, but you can pick a different field as needed. We'll show the visual differences below. These apply to both the record finder (where users can select records) as well as the actual form where they will see the records that have been selected.