Multi-Object creation? workflow or 1-step?

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I built a project management app. When I create a new project it requires 3 tables (objects). Which are:

  1. Customer
  2. User
  3. Project.

The manual workflow is:

  1. goto customers page
  2. Create a customer record in the customer table
  3. Goto user page
  4. Create a user record in the user table
  5. goto projects page
  6. Create the project record in the projects table with fields that allow me to select the newly created customer and the newly created user

My first attempt at simplification was to put all those table onto a single admin page to reduce traveling to different pages. Nice but still feels clunky.

Ideally I would have a single data entry workflow that allows me to create the project, and while doing so, also select a customer or create the customer (if needed) and the same for choosing the linked users.

Any ideas?

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I can offer a solution for a 2 step flow, but not a three step.

For example, if you have a detail page for a project, you can add a linked list onto that page to show the customers that belong to that project (with ability to create a new customer). Then when you create a new customer, you can assign that customer to the related project page (current detail item). That would give you the ability to create a new customer that is assigned to the project already.

Hope this helps!