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Whilst a fan of online apps and data, the paranoid in me wonders what I would do if your website goes down or gets compromised. Is there an easy way to backup my bases for local storage?

I know we can export data in .csv format but is there really no option in Airtable to basically download/export the whole DB?

I have a problem with a script that worked and all of a sudden, stopped to work:"App Name" is a linked record field. "Add App On Sign Up" is another linked record field. When a value is inserted in "Add App On Sign Up", I need this value to be inserted in "App Name" (inserted, meaning adding a value, not replacing a value to "App Name".Anyone has a better script to propose?The error message is:Error: Field "fldGBiazYCpFzbsOv" cannot accept the provided value. at main on line 12Field "fldGBiazYCpFzbsOv" is the field id of App Name   const table = base.getTable("Members"); const query = await table.selectRecordsAsync(); for (const record of query.records) { const appNames = record.getCellValue("App Name"); const addAppOnSignUp = record.getCellValue("Add App On Sign Up"); if (appNames && addAppOnSignUp) { const updatedAppNames = appN

Hi!I have a system to record the working hours of employees. Through the form in table "timestamp", each employee reports the time of arrival and departure (and lunch break). Each entry is in a new line. Then, in table "Presence at work", I combined these rows for each employee to have all check-ins/check-outs for one day in one row. In this way, I then calculate lunch break and work time. If I group the rows by name and date, I can get a monthly attendance statement.In a completely different table ("holidays leave"), vacation requests are submitted via a form, where vacation days are added up.Now, in the table "Presence at work" (or in some extra table), I would like to have a monthly display for each employee of how many hours he worked, how many hours he used vacation and sick leave, and how many hours of holiday there were.Any ideas on how to make it as easy and automated as possible? So that I don't have to connect the tables manually. 

If I have a custom script as an action in an automation, is there anyway to have a catch or else statement that would create a failed automation notification like there is for the built in actions?Meaning, how can I set up a notification system if a custom script fails?

Hello, I am a user who studies airtable. I would like to inquire about the function of using airtable.In Excel, a fomula can be calculated by referring to previous row (previous record) values.So it's easy to implement how to get the following balance, but I haven' t found a way yet in airtable.Nocontentincomespendbalance1apple10 10 2banana20 30 (=10+20-0)3cherry 1515  (=30+0-15)4hotel 

I have table A and table B.When a record in table A is created, I have an automation that creates the same record in table B. However, the primary column in table B stays blank. How can I fill the primary column in table B with the primary column value of table A? 

Good morning,I have the Team version of Airtable and I would like to know how can I save my databases and interfaces?is there an automatic backup?For greater security should I do an export?I would like all the advice you can give me because my bases and interfaces are extremely valuable.Mary

The past week or so, we have experienced intermittent issues with the Jotform + Airtable integration.1. Some Jotform submissions indicate they were successfully sent to Airtable, and never showed up in Airtable.2. Fields that contain more than one attached file (like multiple photos) are only sending over the first file.In both cases, the integration log shows success. It is not every submission, just some of them, making it hard for me to troubleshoot the problem.

Hey Everyone,  I'm a bit frustrated because of the following: Is it just me, or is tooooo hard to get a hold of someone on the email?? I've been trying to get an answer on the support email for almost 2 weeks now, all I get is an automated response, and that's about it. If anyone can suggest a way to get help faster, would be much appreciated!

Hello! I am trying to format my data in a very specific way and require underscores between the text. I know when using a Lookup and formula there are challenges because the Lookup format is not a string and the commas within the field do not actually exist. I tried converting the field to a string and using a substitute formula but that just removed the commas and spaces from the field. Current Lookup Format: pa, nv, flSubstitute Format: panvflDesired Format: pa_nv_flDoes anyone know if there is a formula to add underscores to a lookup field that contains multiple options?Thank you in advance and I appreciate any support in solving this!

Hi there Airtable Gurus,We have four bases in our Airtable workspace:Base A: This is a new base connected to our legacy software, which automatically adds order numbers into Base A. We want to link this base to our existing Bases B, C, and D using the primary field (order number) from Base A.We would like the primary field (order number) from Base A to be selectable + within Bases B, C, and D within Airtable and via forms to ensure clear linkage and consistency to orders. These separate bases (B, C, and D) need to connect and relate back to Base A.Currently, I have tried having Base A synced with tabs in Bases B, C, and D. We want the connected information from Bases B, C, and D to be integrated into Base A through linked fields. While I have this information working through my synced table tabs within Base A, these extra linked fields are not appearing in the original Bases B, C, and D.Having this integration will allow our

Hi,1. How can I create default value to an attachment field?2. I'm trying to create automation that every scheduled time 2 fields in the table will be updated to certain status.The trigger is working but i get an error of "Received invalid inputs."Can anyone help me with this?Attached image that show the automation:  

Hello,We're an edtech startup for high school students.In addition to the in-app exams and quizzes, we also run offline exams in Telegram groups to mimic school exams (around 3 times a week).We send out a pdf to a group chat, and then each student solves the exam by hand, and then takes a picture and sends it back to us. Our teachers then give each student a grade and reply to that student. This is important because we want to see the steps in their solutions.These offline test scores need to saved so we can achieve the following:- Keep track of each student's scores over the school year- We send out report cards based on these scores- Check if a student doesn't have a score recorded, so we can check if they didn't do the assignment (assuming it wasn't an error on our side)- Keep track of when our teachers submit a score (to ensure timely responses)Right now this is all done on sheets.We were thinking of using Air

I'm trying to filter my extract by the bank that the user select, but i'm always getting null.What am i doing wrong?const extract = await Extract.selectRecordsAsync({    fields: ["Name", "Data", "Valor", "Bank"]}).then(query => query.records)let bank = await input.recordAsync(

Hi there,I dont understand the difference between 2 formulas : IF( AND( {Startdatum Leverancier (rol repowered)} != BLANK(), {Einddatum leverancier (rol repowered)} = BLANK() ), "OT", IF( AND( {Startdatum Leverancier (rol repowered)} = BLANK(), {Einddatum leverancier (rol repowered)} = BLANK() ), "", "BT" ) ) This formula does  NOT work as intended and ALWAYS shows OT regardless of the 2 fields content (empty or filled). I need to add that these fields are date fields.  IF( {Startdatum Leverancier (rol repowered)} = BLANK(), "", IF( {Einddatum leverancier (rol repowered)} = BLANK(), "OT", "BT" ) ) This one DOES work as intended. Although I fixed the issue my curiousity is getting the better of me what I did wrong in the first bit of code. Anybody

Hi!I have formula field for duration of a lunch break (datetime difference between lunch strat and lunch end). It gives me duration in minutes. Now I'm wondering if there is a way to sum this time?Thanks

Begun playing around with interfaces on Airtable. Is there a way to integrate a map view onto an individual record? You can see an example below that would make sense.

Hey I just wanted to ask if I can install extensions for free as a developer is there any privilege to those who are extension developer 

Trying to automate our UPC code generation (not the barcode image). We have our company prefix, and I know how to do the check sum. What I can’t figure out in AT is to process the current numbers already used/assigned in our block, and see what is the first missing number in the sequence. So we should have 10K numbers in our block, 00000 - 99999. We have used random numbers in past, all done manually. I would like to do this automatically in future by looking at that above sequence, removing anything that has been used, and then using the lowest number possible to start auto assigning SKU’s to projects moving forward. If this needs to be a script, can it be run by a button and/or an automation triggered by conditions?

I am using Airtable to manage a sales pipeline. I have created a sales dashboard using interfaces which reads across all opportunities. I want to be able to create quarterly and monthly reports by duplicating this dashboard and then filtering the records it reads to a specific date range.I can't seem to find the option for filtering a dashboard at the global level - does it exist?

HI - I can’t seem to find the import or add button on the app? Is this not supported yet? I am working on an iPad Pro with app 

Hi everyone!I'm trying to organize my sales data in my Airtable base.I add the data through CSV upload. For every day of sales I add I add a new column to my sales data table.Now I want to run automatic calculations on the data. To give an example: if sales for a particular product are decreasing for a few days in a row I want to make this visible in Airtable, or automatically send an email as a warning. Now the problem is that if you create calculations to do this you do that for the existing columns, but every day I'm adding a new column to the table, so than the calculation won't include the newest data.Does anyone know how to deal with this?

Hi Airtable team!Not sure if this is the right place for reporting bugs.I'm also aware that the features being released are all still a work in progress.I have a Kanban interface that is sorted by a date field. It works great on desktop, but not on mobile. On mobile, the records are still sorted alphabetically. I also like the feature on desktop where we're able to hide empty stacks which also has not translated over to mobile yet.I also wouldn't mind if the mobile Kanban looked the same as desktop and we just had to scroll to the right to see more stacks.Again, if improving some of the mobile experience is something already being worked on, that's great! Just wanted to bring attention to the "sorting bug" specifically.

Hi,I'd like to insert the error message into a field, so I used try catch with both of them updating a variable, which I then used to update the field. Weird; it only updated on success, not on error. Can anyone help? let config = input.config(); const recordId = config.recordid; let tabletable = config.tabletable; let table = base.getTable(tabletable); let query = await table.selectRecordsAsync({ fields: ["Error"] }); let err; try { await table.updateRecordAsync(recordId, { "Eat": "Cheese" // no such field }) err = "Code executed successfully"; } catch (error) { err = error.message; } finally { console.log(err); await table.updateRecordAsync(recordId, { "Error": err } ); } console.log("Updated a record!");  CONSOLE.LOG "Could not find a field with name or ID "Eat"." ERROR Error: Could not find a field with name or ID "Eat". at main on line 16As