Airtable: Merging Two Linked Tables into a Single Consolidated Output

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Combine two related Airtable tables (e.g., a ‘Members’ and an ‘Events’ table) into a flat view with Member, Lesson, and Date.

Members:
Name | Enrollments
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Mike | L1,L2
Jane | L2

Events:
Lesson | Date | Participants
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L1     | 1980 | Mike
L2     | 1990 | Mike,Jane

Desired Output:

Name | Lesson | Date
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Mike | L1     | 1980
Mike | L2     | 1990
Jane | L2     | 1990
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I have tackled similar requirements in Airtable by leveraging the scripting block to iterate through members and then match each enrolled lesson with its corresponding event date. Instead of trying to flatten the tables directly through configurations, automating the process proved more flexible and robust. This allowed me to handle cases where the same lesson appeared for multiple members without having to manually cross-reference records each time. The approach streamlined data updates while preserving the relational integrity between the tables.