title: SharePoint multiple lists feeding master list
body: <p>forgive me; i don't have much sharepoint experiance. I'm using 2010 and unfortunately I cannot use sharepoint design or any other thrid party editors due to company restricitons. </p>
  
  <p>I have a list that contains all the fields I am attempting to collect from various groups. most of the fields will be entered by all the groups however there are a few exceptions. I want to either have multiple lists that feed a master list or multiple forms that feed one list. A coo-worker who is too busy to elaborate suggested to make site columns (done) and then a content type for the list (done) and when i create a new list it will feed the master list but i assume i'm missing something (it also doesn't make sense to me how they would be linked in this way but again i'm new to SP). from the limited time i had to discuss this with my coo-worker he said that editing or removing a record from either list will remove it from the other list (which is desirable to me)</p>
  
  <p>this sounds dumb but i cannot have all the fields available to all the groups because i will have issues with the groups entering data in the fields that are not associated with them.</p>