the ingredients of my situation consist in three tables

a) Audit Reports (parent): PK = "IRB Number"

b) Evaluations: PK = "IRB Number" and "Date of Audit"

c) Patients: PK = "IRB Number", "MedRecNum" and "Date of Audit"  (where
medrecnum means patient's medical record number

my relationships have a one to many between 'a' and 'b' linked via "IRB
Number" and a one to many between 'a' and 'c' linked via "IRB Number" as well.

i have created a form called "Audit Reports" having the source table 'a'
onto which i slapped two sub-forms called "Evaluations" and "Patients" having
the source tables 'b' and 'c' respectively.

does this seem 'OK'?

it doesn't seem to be working quite yet---by which i mean when i add data
into all three forms, close it and then re-enter, the 'Audit Reports' form
opens in add record mode and won't let me see what's already been entered?
this seems definitely screwy and i've spent too much time going around in
circles trying to puzzle it out so i'm hoping the answer's 'obvious' to
someone willing to share their expertise w/ me.

-ted