Hiya,

I'm about to take on a new project that will require a fairly large entry form.

After adding new entries, I'd like a few select columns to be displayed in a wpDataTables table, however, I'd like to be able to edit all fields from the wpDataTables table. Now I'm fairly certain this can be achieved using Gravity Forms Integration, but my question is more related to how the data is stored.

If I'd like to export the database from phpMyAdmin to a CSV format, would all the entries be located in a wpDataTables MySQL table or a Gravity Forms table? Or would they be split according to where the entry was made i.e. entries added using the Gravity Form would be in the Gravity Forms table and entries added using the wpDataTables New Entry button would be located in a wpDataTables MySQL table?

Appreciate any assistance :)

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Thanks Aleksandar!

I appreciate your response, although I'm now more confused as to best the setup for my use case. I've tried to explain my ideal working scenario below, if you're able to offer any more advice?

Ideally, I would like to use wpDataTables functionality (including placeholders / variables etc.), however, use Gravity Forms to create the large entry form. 

Would it be possible to use Gravity Forms to create the entry form and table to store the data inputted, and then create a table using wpDataTables SQL Query Selecting * from the Gravity Forms Table. With this table, I'd then like the Gravity Form modal to pop up when adding a new entry.

I hope that makes sense and would really appreciate any assistance

I see. Am I correct in assuming that if I proceed with that setup, I won't be able to utilise all the features wpDataTables has to offer, such as the placeholders and variables?

In that case, could I use the plugin you mentioned earlier to create a new table that stores the inputted form entries. My thinking would then be to create a wpDataTable using a SQL query, Selecting all fields from the new form table, allowing full wpDataTable functionality? 

If that would all work, what would happen when pressing "New Entry" or "Edit" on my wpDataTable? Would it still present the Gravity Form in the modal?

If not, could I instead embed a Gravity Form to process new entries and then  disable the "New Entry" on my wpDataTable and only add new ones using the embedded form? On the other hand, I imagine I will be unable to "Edit" my existing entries?

This is proving to be lot more complicated than I initially thought 😥 I didn't even think I needed a third party plugin as all I essentially wanted was to customise the wpDataTable entry form to handle a lot fields presented under different sections 🥺