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Expand Up @@ -115,6 +115,22 @@ The entire formula would be `Sponsors.lookupOne(Contact_Email=$Registration_Emai

Now, we have the Sponsor Level listed in the All Registrations table for those attendees whose emails also appear on the sponsor list.

## lookupOne and sort_by

Now, let’s say we added a date column as the event has stretched over the course of a few days and we want to see when an attendee has been present. We could use the following formula to illustrate an example to find the earliest interaction associated with a specific contact:
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the earliest interaction associated with a specific contact:
Sponsors.lookupOne(Contact_Name=$id, sort_by="Date")

The language talks about looking up an interaction, but the example looks up a sponsor. Looking earlier, it's referring to this example https://public.getgrist.com/6kTypo2FtSsf/Event-Sponsors-Attendees-References-and-Lookups/m/fork/p/2 where the Sponsors table doesn't have a Date column, and unclear what sense it would have if one were added. I think this illustration example would leave the reader confused, no?


```
Sponsors.lookupOne(Contact_Name=$id, sort_by="Date")
```

Specifically, `sort_by` causes multiple results to be sorted by Date, in ascending order, and since `lookupOne` returns the first of the matches, it becomes the earliest date.

Additionally, we can use the (-) symbol and reverse the order, finding the latest interaction:

```
Sponsors.lookupOne(Contact_Name=$id, sort_by="-Date")
```

## Understanding record sets

Sometimes a record may reference multiple records in another table. Multiple references can be made with a Reference List Column.
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