Create Parent/Child items using this Nintex forms/workflow with this trick
Have you ever had a problem that you knew was possible, you've seen it before, or you just know that the fundamentals of the problem should be solvable. We I will admit that I had one that stumped me for over two weeks. I was talking to a friend of mine about using Parent/Child List items and how to automatically tie them together and create them within one form. Without hesitation, I was like, "Sure that should be simple, just input information into one form, then use a workflow to sift through (loop) and create child items from the one list." Note to self: Do not commit to a solution before writing it out! Honestly that sounded really simple in theory and should have been, but when I started down the reality path of developing the solution, it became a real brainteaser. I thought about using InfoPath, SharePoint, and Nintex Forms, but each time I got stumped at how to exactly get the child items into the list in the first place. After spe
