Hi Adam if you are using the same table for all three forms, you would need an Id for the records that all three form can identify. The list would display the records that way as well.

Can you post the forms layout?

I saw that in the expense claim app, but to me that was a bit over my head. This is what's inside of one of the fields: ##form.j_isr_request.ref_id#: #form.j_isr_request.subject# Can you help me understand what's the context? I'm not a programmer, so this is a bit high for me. Is this supposed to input the ID number from the form and the username into one field? Also how can I make a joint table that works correctly? I tried a few times before but I'm unsure if it worked. How should I post a layout of my forms? Here's a pic of it:

Looks fine .- next step would be to create a list or two  based that table, with the appropriate columns... 

Then you would place that list on the app menu and select the different forms you want to use for editing to match the user. 

My end goal would be to have a View button that would let someone view the forms regardless of what stage it is in, in the main CRUD. I have tried just using the #form.formname.dataname# custom html like it is used in the isr request app but it says the same record can't be found error.

When using the https://dev.joget.org/community/display/KBv6/Hash+Variable#HashVariable-FormDataHashVariable, you may need to manually specify the recordId eg #form.tableName.fieldId[recordId]# if the data in the table is referenced using a different primary key from the record in the main form.