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Hi there - I’m trying to have an e-mail fire whenever anyone fills in a form. Two questions: I’ve set it up and it just doesn’t seem to be working. The test failed, and when I try creating a record using my own email address, the automated email doesn’t come through. I am on the free plan and there is a notice saying “On your billing plan, you may only email collaborators with verified emails.” - does this mean I need to upgrade for it to work? I this why it’s not working? Many thanks!

I have been using this booking form template (here is the community post where I found it) to try and create a student registration form, but I'm running into some snags. I'm hoping someone may be able to help me. The basic requirement is below (once I have that established, I'll play around and try and make it a bit better). What I need is a form where:Student enters in their student ID.Student chooses a research topic from the list.When they submit, this reserves that topic for that student, assigning their student ID against the topic. I have five topics (for simplicity sake: blue, green, red, pink, brown), and each topic has 25 spaces available. My setup so far is:Table 1: Available Topics:The fields are:Primary: Topic (this is not a unique field, it will be one of the 5 colours)An autogenerated numberUnique ID using formula based on auto ID and region nameStudent ID (linked to the other table)A status field (formula tests if student ID is blank, if yes "available" i

Is it possible to only show a certain Extension Dashboard based on the selected Table view? Whenever I am in Table A, I want to see only the extension dashboard for Table A without having to select and change it every time.

This was asked by another user, but closed without a response. What are workarounds, other than downloading/uploading a CSV, to copy a table structure from one base to another?

Does anyone know why creating or linking records in elements with a linked record source is disabled (locked icon)? Right now, you see this when you mouse over those disabled buttons: This feature is not currently available in Interfaces for elements with a linked record source  Because I do need a linked, filtered, and sorted list element with a record source, I came up with the solution of adding a record picker element, just purely for the ➕ button that isn't disabled. I think the hover message means that the Airtable team is working on it, but not sure what the timing or issue is. Anyone know?

Hello. I am currently on the "Team" plan and by mistake one of our collaborators ended the available automations. Because from this workspace we manage two companies we need to resolve it urgently, although unfortunately after 24 hours of contacting the Airtable Team we still have no response.The recommended solution is to upgrade the current plan. Given that it is a specific situation that should not be repeated, what would be the best way to resolve it? It's okay if I have to pay.1 - Upgrade my current plan to the Business Plan, hoping that this will reset the automation count and then return to my current plan.2 - Since my current plan is annual, if I keep it (not upgrade) but change it to a monthly plan, will this reset the automation count?If you have any other solution I would appreciate it.It seems like a very bad idea to have to change your plan because you made a mistake. A change of plan should only be due to permanent needs of the company.Greetings.UPDATEI really feel very f

I'm having trouble updating a date field with results from a formula. Please helpMy desired outcome is the following: When the user updates the "last communication date" field, then Airtable will automatically update the "next communication date" to be 7 days after the "last communication date." This allows the user to manually update the "next communication date" if desired but doesn't make that step mandatory.What I've Created:-Editable "last comm" field-Formula field "calc next comm" with this formula: DATEADD({last comm}, 7, 'days')-Automation set to update "next comm" with the data from "calc next comm"Error from Automations Test:"Field "next comm" cannot accept the provided value: Could not convert string to date." The user kuovonne previously provided this answer to a very similar question, and it seems like it should resolve my question."If it is a native Airtable automation, the display of the time shouldn’t matter. Your formula of  DATEADD({Estimated

Running into an issue with automations. The command is if zip code contains x then update Region to x (Ex: If zip code contains "77033" then update Region field to say "Region 7") . Some zip codes overlap multiple regions. I set the Region field to allow multiple values thinking that would resolve any overlap issues. The problem is if I have 77033 in both Region 7 and Region 8, then I want the Region field to reflect both 7 and 8. As you can see in the screenshot I have created 7 total automations for each region and have listed the zipcodes for each of the 7 regions under each command. The command is failing for zip codes that are under multiple regions.

I have two automations set up that send me reminder emails when my records hit a specific date condition.  It is a "days remaining" type of condition.  I want to wake the base up every morning so that it can update the records and send the appropriate reminder emails.  Do I need to have the schedule automation first in the list so that it performs that first or does it not matter?

Hi,I am new to Airtable coming from Xano and using Thunkable as my mobile front end.In Xano I can create and API endpoint which will allow me to search for a specific value in a column in a table.  I see that I use the AirTable API to get a record but that is by record id.If I wanted to search by a field, email address for example, how would I accomplish this?ThanksSteve

Hey,My main table has a few dozen thousands records. In order to complete the process, I also need data from around 10 different tables, each of them also has a few thousands records. If I want to aggregate data from all of them in the main table, I'm reaching the records limit. My thing is - it's kinda waste of my database space to keep the details from all the tables, if I just need it to lookup one field and it's not being used for anything else.What would you recommend, what's the best practice? Hardcoding with automation and deleting is definitely not one of them.A great solution would be, if it was possible to sync many tables into one, (but not in the way it has been released recently), for example:if one of the fields in DB 1 is license plate, I would sync just lookup fields from another base with all the plates, directly to DB1 without having to create linked records and another table.not sure if I was clear enough, what are your thoughts?

I have synced my calendar (using sync to an external calendar option under share view) to my google calendar on my laptop. I see the events from that calendar there. On my phone, I have set up to see google calendars. When I look at a date that I know there is an event for, I do not see it. Any ideas as to why I would see it on the desktop calendar, but not on my phone?

Hi,I have a sprintview and want to ensure that when I create a new sprint(sub)task, it gets automatically added to the current sprint. I have a begin and enddate of sprints. How would this automation look like? Thanks!  

I have a basic interface List View page setup on my base. I have an "Add Record" button in the top right of the page that opens a record creation form. On Desktop it works fine.On mobile, if you open the list view, the way you access the add Button is using the "+" button in the bottom left of the mobile interface. When I click the "+" button, you see a list of buttons you configured on desktop. I see the buttons I expect, and they are configured to open up a "Create" formThe issue is that when I click on a button in the list, nothing happens. I expect the create record form to popup, but it doesn't. Anyone else experiencing this issue?

I have created a space for the company that my clients can access to see their results (in a control panel, interface). But in order to see their results, currently, they have to create an account on airtable (which is strange for them since it is my company that provides the service)I want to know if it is possible that they can access to their dahboard (interfcae) without logging into airtable, or something similar, it is very important for me.Thank you

Below is what I want to do, more specifically, what training can I consume to achieve the goals outlined below. In a perfect world, I would also be able to put this data into a form or template that allows for repeatable recreation without making it from scratch every time. I'm trying to figure out how to build a data set that manages several different parameters of a home automation system. I need to store devices by types and rooms/areas. I then want to be able to have a time reference for different time periods of the day, sunrise, 30 mintues before/after sunrise, sunset, 30 minutes before, wake event 1, wake event 2, get ready 1, get ready 2, breakfast, morning, lunch, afternoon, dinner, evening, wind down, bedtime 1, bedtime 2, night. The intent is to create a tool that can be used as a reference for creating a scope as well as documenting what should be happening throughout the day incase of a failure and need to re-program. For example wake 1 would turn on lights in th

I have WooCommerce orders being added as a new record to a AirTable table called "Orders".  I want to add a checkbox besides each row when the order comes in that will move certain information from the "Orders" table to another table in AirTable called "Fulfillment".  This "Fulfillment" table has rows pre-populated with Data. Is there a way to add data from one AirTable table to another table that already has some data in certain columns/cells?

Hello,This has probably been covered before, but I can't find it. I have an automation that sends an email when a User has been assigned to a Milestone and that Milestone has a status set to "To Do". Right now I can only set up the automation individually by person. How do I set up or code it to send notification to the [assigned user] so I don't have to set up an automation 35 times. I know there's an easy way! Thank you! Scott 

Im trying to make a task management system, where task 1 would have multiple subtasks and subtasks would have their own subtasks etc. The issue i'm having is im trying to make a function where if a task has no "task parent", then the "Task Tier" would be 0. If the "Task Parent" has a "Task Parent" of its own, to start counting how many steps up the tree it had to go to find no value, and count how many steps it took. Any other way that would not force me to have additional tables, or limit the number of Task Tiers, would still be fine Thanks in advance

Hi there. For a while I have been trying to figure out the following. Maybe you can help.  For our participants we measure there progress over time. We do this by filling in a form about every 2 months.  We have one base with all the participants (personal data).Since one participant can follow multiple trajectories, we have one base with all the trajectories linked to the participants.  The results of the form also appear in a seperate base. For everytime the form is filled in, a new row is created (which is linked to the right  trajectory) My question is the following:Example:On 1-1-2023 John scores 6/10 on our communication scale.On 1-3-2023 John scores 7/10 on our communication scale.On 1-5-2023 John scores 8/10 on our communication scale.On 1-7-2023 John scores 7/10 on our communication scale.On 1-9-2023 John scores 9/10 on our communication scale. On 1-1-2023 Cristia scores 4/10 on our communicat

So I created an airtable app and now I want to hand it over to my client so he can do the subscription himself.Am I right in thinking the only way to do this is:create a new workspaceMake him the owner of the workspacemove the base and interface into this new workspace.It does seem overly convoluted. He is added to the current workspace but i can't see a way to upgrade his access to owner.Am I missing something?Thanks

Hi All,As a background, I currently have three tables in the same base.1) An Idea Submission Table2) A Rubric Table3) A Summary TableIndividuals were able to use a Form to link their rubric scores to specific ideas. This created a column in the Idea Submission Table called 'Rubric' which linked all of the ideas with their specific rubrics.I now need to take all of the rubrics and score the averages - something that I am able to do by linking the individual Rubric Scores on a third table called by Summary Score Table. However, I realized that rather than do it manually, I already had all of the linked scores.I created a lookup column, and I am able to bring them in to the Table. However, they are not populating the scores. So, I was thinking I needed to use the second lookup column I have, which DOES WORK for Average Scores - but it will not let me copy and paste those linked records into this linked records lookup, and I cannot figure out how to automate it.In the attached, I essential

I am a new user of AirTable. I have a very long table that is currently being updated (by multiple users). So new records are being added/deleted to this table. Within this table, I need to create a linkage column to show that certain rows are "related/connected". I can currently only manually type the text of the linked row ID (as a text in a column called "related record"). Is there a way to truly link the multiple rows within the same table?Because the table (A) is constantly being edited, I can't use the option of creating another table that duplicate table A.  Also, I do not want to create another table that simply show record 100 and record 110 are related in Tabe A. Thanks! 

Hi!I've got 2 bases, one for managing a list of employees and the other for managing some cars.I need to assign some tasks to specific Users from the employee base so I decided to sync the Employee details table to the Cars base.After the sync, the result table in the Cars base shows the User field (of User type) from the Employee details table as an User field (of Text type).What do I need to do, as I need the User field in User format.Thanks!

Hello. I have a table with a field I want to copy and paste into a new table. Seems like a simple thing to do, yet I cannot find out how. Any insight? Much appreciated.