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Problem: I have an M2M relationship, and I would like to store some custom field values specific to each relationship between two posts.

Solution: When creating a M2M relationship, it is possible to assign custom fields to the intermediary post type. This allows you to store information about each connection between two posts.

Relevant Documentation:
https://toolset.com/documentation/post-relationships/how-to-display-related-posts-with-toolset/#displaying-information-from-intermediary-post-types

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Last updated by Christian Cox 6 years, 4 months ago.

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July 6, 2018 at 9:17 pm #921872

leonardoL

Hi,
I have a relationship between 2 posts Art and People. I need to show the People position (custom field), but this position changes in every Art.

Is the same with happens in IMDB with Actors and their Character that changes in every movie.

Is this possible?

Thanks in advance!

July 7, 2018 at 8:43 am #921971

Beda

Well, you can show any field belonging to People or Art in a View, which queries the respective Post Type, in your case probably "People".
Then, in the View Loop, you simply insert the ShortCode for the Custom Field which you will find in the "Fields and Views" GUI (Guided User Interface).

That View can have a Query Filter so to display just People posts that are somehow related to a Art (wether current post, parent post, or other):
https://toolset.com/documentation/post-relationships/how-to-display-related-posts-with-toolset/

July 7, 2018 at 8:59 pm #922100

leonardoL

Hi Beda,

I know how to do that, my situation is someting more complex.
I need to do the following:

Play 1-> Person1 (Director)
Person2 (Guionist)

Art 4 -> Person1 (Creative Artist)
Person3 (Gallery Owner)

In the example Person1 are the same person, but they have different roles/positions that I have to show bellow their name.

I know how to display the people related but not the secondary info (field). One person will have many different positions (Creator, Director, Co-director, Producer, etc) but just one will be display for every Art/play.

There is a way to do this?

Thanks!!

July 8, 2018 at 7:43 pm #922240

Christian Cox

Hi, it sounds like you want to apply custom fields to this relationship, then display those field values. We have a document available here that explains how to add custom fields to the intermediary post type, then display those field values on your site: https://toolset.com/documentation/post-relationships/how-to-display-related-posts-with-toolset/#displaying-information-from-intermediary-post-types

Please let me know if you have additional questions about that.