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Can a portal depend on linked records that are 2 tables away instead of 1 table away?
Can a portal depend on linked records that are 2 tables away instead of 1 table away?

Each record in the ORDERS table is linked to a salesperson. And each record in COMPANIES is linked to one or more in the SALESPERSONS table

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Yes, you do not have to have the users' table directly linked to the final records. The portal works as long as your table has a 'lookup' field of those users' linked records. For example, you would need to have the COMPANY as a linked record inside a lookup field in the ORDERS table.

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