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Hi everyone, New to Airtable but love it so far, and am hoping to have the following question answered. I am creating a project / task tracker for my team, ultimately going to create an interface which would have the following hierarchy:Project > Tasks > Subtasks. I know I only have 3 levels so I'm trying to display the DRI name under the Subtask table in order for me to group it correctly. I created the correct tables which are linked properly (I think). Here is my question: How can I mirror the DRI in my Project table to auto-populate in my task and subtask tables? This will help me group my views properly. Thank you

I suspect this is a super easy thing to do, but I have been googling for over an hour now and all attempt to make this script function is seemingly failing. const { recordId } = input.config(); const table = base.getTable('tbliyrxpGU6tkQgG7'); let record = await table.selectRecordAsync(recordId); let user = record.getCellValue("Requestor (Airtable)"); console.log(user) await table.updateRecordAsync(recordId, { "Requestor (AT)": { id: user }}); Requestor (Airtable) is a Lookup Field that is pulling in a User.Requestor (AT) is a (Single) User field.The console log shows that 'user' is indeed an object that has id, email, name. But no matter how I try to pass the user onto the actual user field, it won't take it. "Cannot accept the provided value."

Hi there,I’m using the Interface timeline view to display lots of events that happen over a 2-week period in October 2024. However, for some reason the total date range visible in the timeline view is 1st Feb24 until 20th Jan25 – which means the horizontal scrollbar is tiny, and very difficult to use. I have to scroll very carefully left and right to find my 2 week period. Does anyone know what defines the date range please ? And more importantly, does anyone know how to change it ? I want ONLY my two week period to be viewable, with no ability to scroll to dates before or after. All thoughts gratefully received, thank you !

Hi all,Struggling with this one and I'm not sure if it's even possible.I have a table that works out total cost of a product, total cost of a product inc fees on Etsy total cost of a product inc fees on shopify.Etsy fees are always higher than shopify, so it makes things slightly easier.I currently set the retail price manually and then it shows fees, profit margin for shopify and etsy separately.What I'd like to be able to do is suggest a retail price for etsy, based on matching the profit margin of shopify. The fees of Etsy are higher so I can't just add the profit margin difference to the retail.I do have individual columns for each fee type if that helps?Here are my columns I currently have - Total CostRetailEtsy Transaction FeeEtsy Processing FeeEtsy Operating FeeTotal Etsy FeesTotal Cost with Etsy FeesEtsy Profit (£)Etsy Profit Margin (%)Shopify FeeTotal Cost with Shopify FeesShopify Profit (£)Shopify Profit Margin (%)I'm assuming I'd need to do something like work out the %

Anyone know how to fix this. Is it because airtable is unable to extract data from a formula field to update a date field. 

Problem Description: In the Airtable automation configuration, the "Find records" step successfully found matching employer records, but in the "Update record" step, the error "Received invalid inputs" is still displayed. We have confirmed that the "Record ID" and "Fields" are using the correct output values from the "Find records" step, but the issue persists. 

Hello! I am trying to build an interface that would allow our team to plan out large projects that require multiple tasks, all in one form. For example, I want to input a Project 1, add a description, input a deadline, and add a priority status. This should feed into a Projects table and I assume have a field that links to the task records.In that same form, I want the ability to add smaller tasks that are part of the larger project. Specifically, I want to be able to add tasks, a description or notes, a deadline, and most importantly an assignee to that specific task only (not the project). This should feed into a Tasks table with each task as its own record.One form would be best versus having to create a project on its own and create task records separately. Is there any way to do this? Is this even possible in Airtable?

I have tried to explore airtable marketplace but I cannot see any option to publish template created by users. Is there any way to do it so?

Hello all, this may be one of those things where I am trying to think too complicated 😉I have a base for my finances -I just need to list my recurring bills, my paydates, and have an output showing a running total of how much $$ needs to be in my account to cover those things.So Table 1 has the ExpenseTable 2 has Income datesTable 3 Budget then has a record for every payment, linking to the Expense and the PayDate. I manually create each record and link the PayDate to the one most appropriate (so the date of the next PayDate). I then Group based on that next paydate. Once the payment clears my account I check it off as complete.So the goal is that here for the "current" bill cycle May 17th I still need to keep $295.14 in the relevant bank  account. For the next bill cycle I will need $2783.67; but since that IS the paydate and I know the $$ coming in will cover that, I don't need to worry about it yet.So I'm not budgeting in the traditional sense, just tracking how much $$

I have a base set up to log participant feedback after people attend a program. Respondents fill out a form and give ratings to questions related to different dimensions (belongingness, context, etc.); I currently have responses linked to activities and program profiles, which determine the specific dimensions that are presented in the survey.I want to make a Likert chart for each program that shows the distribution of ratings for each dimension. To do that, the response data needs to be arranged as below, where the cells are counts of the number of people giving each response for each dimension:I've played with creating different views, experimented with rollups and formulas, but I haven't found an approach that gives me the output I need without requiring me to transcribe counts manually into the correct table format.Any help or insight (ideally without requiring the purchase of additional extensions) is greatly appreciated!!

Hello everybody.It is possible to have a view of type "Locked view" and at the same time of type "Personal view".The thing is that I have views created exclusively to generate automations. So I want, on the one hand, for no one other than me to access them (no one but me needs to be bothered by displaying this view in the list of available views), and on the other hand, to prevent myself or someone else from modifying them by mistake.If not, what would be the best way to protect a filter view that is used exclusively to generate automations? The idea is to prevent adding records there, and at the same time having its configuration manipulated by mistake.Thank you.

Hi all! I’m in desperate need of a way to get the data I have in a table into Google Sheets. I would prefer not to use Integromat, but a script. I’m not a developer… I found a script (https://www.optimi.co.nz/blog/2019/05/11/you-too-can-make-dashboards-how-to-visualise-your-airtable-data-in-google-data-studio) but it pulls all the columns of the table and I would like it to pull only the ones that are not hidden in a specific view. Also, since I will be referring to those columns in other sheets, I need their order not to chance when it updates. Any suggestions? @Bill.French? Thank you!!

Hello everyone ‌🙂‌I have a large number of automation scripts, some of which are quite complex. However, developing the scripts is relatively tedious because the script editor gives a limited view of the code (and it lags behind a “real” IDE, e.g. no copilot etc). There is also no version control.I currently develop our scripts this way:I write the script in Visual StudioI also maintain the GIT repo thereWhen I'm done, I copy the script into the Airtable script editorHowever, copying back and forth is error-prone and tedious.My questions to the community:What are your best practices for writing automation scripts and managing the scripts?Is it really not possible to make the code view in the editor full screen (Safari, see image)?Thank you very much!

Hi,I want to create an automation that when I create record in table A it automatically will create the same record as vlookup in table B.so if i update the record in table A it will reflect the record in table B.is it possible to do?thanks

I have a base where conversations with customers are sorted into different category, like pricing, features, complaints, technical requests, etc.I want to create an overview that shows how many conversations of each category happened in different time periods (Last 24 hours, last week, last month, last 3 months,...).This is how it looks like: Is it possible to make that so that the number of conversations of, for example, pricing are rightly entered automatically into each of the columns?(This is where the conversations are saved:)

Hi,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, I am running into the problem where if two users trigger my automation at the same time or before the automation finishes then the second data point will not run/create a record. Is there a way to setup a queuing system where the second trigger can hold until the automation has completed?Thank you!

Hello Airtable Community! I need help figuring out an easy data entry model for our YOY production reports.The basics: We have ~150 clients and ~75 suppliers (every year some clients leave, some are added, which is true for suppliers as well, meaning those lists are not static). Our clients sell products from our suppliers. For every year, our suppliers report sales for each client, which we collate into an individual sales report per client (I need help with reporting too, but that's a problem for another day). So each record in the production table is something like this:(linked to Client Table)(linked to Supplier Table Sync)Sales YearSales AmountClient ASupplier 12023$1,000Client BSupplier 12023$0Client CSupplier 12023$5,000Client ASupplier 22023$500Client BSupplier 22023$10,000Client CSupplier 22023$0Client ASupplier 12024$750Client CSupplier 12024$1,000Other info: The client table and production table are two separate tables/tabs in one base (client base), and the supplier list is

OpenAI's API for GPT-4 constantly has an over 30sec delay in responding to larger token prompts. This makes automation in AirTable rather useless unless you go to the trouble of building cloud functions. I have multiple working automation steps to categories data, create short email replies etc. But if you want to do anything real with GPT-4 it's limited by the response time. Question - how can I get around this? Any thoughts? 

I'm using the 'color' attribute to color-code my fields according to type of item in the primary field, but now I have reached six colors (including the default color), I cannot proceed any further.Is this normal?

Hi there, im new to airtable and need some help. 🙄I would like to create a form in which people can register for a work shift. There are four shifts with a maximum number of participants. For example:Shift A = Max. 5 participantsShift B = Max. 2 participantsNow I would like only the free shifts to be displayed in the form. So if 5 participants have already registered for shift A, then this should no longer be selectable or available.Can anyone help me here?

Hi all - I need help with this formula as I was able to use Chat GPT to get me close to where I need to be, but it still doesn't work.Can someone rewrite this formula so it works: IF({End Date} > "7/1/2024" , {Latest Revenue Projections} * ("6/30/2024"- {Start Date}+1) / ({End Date} - {Start Date}+1) , "")

I used the Dedupe extension almost daily to remove duplicate records from my bases. I also have clients that use it as well. Today I got the following error message. Usually reloading the extension takes care of any issues, but today, I just keep getting the error message, even after reloading. I tried deleting the extension and re-adding it. Still error message. I even tried adding it to another base and still had the same issue.Anyone else experiencing this? I reported the issue, but wondered if anyone else had the same issue.

Hard to believe, but iPad quality of life re: Airtable is worse today than it’s ever been?  My M1 Air running 17.4 does everything else I need it do, but the app is useless and the website looks ok upon first loading…. But I can’t even switch tables…Is anyone at Airtable listening?  Do any iPad users have any workarounds?