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Hi all, We use Airtable for project management and one challenge we often have is searching for something via a keyword or name--something that would help us find a project without knowing the exact title of the record. Is there any sort of add-on that would help with this? Or is there something we can do to make fields show up in search results? Thanks.

Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice regarding Map View in Airtable.We have one table with all the businesses we work with, and another table with all our points of interest. What we’d really like is a single Map View where both datasets appear together, each in a different color (for example: businesses in one color, POIs in another).Right now, Map View only accepts data from one table. To work around this, we had to create a combined table that contains both businesses and points of interest, with a “Category” field that marks each record so they appear in different colors. This works, but it’s messy and difficult to maintain.My main questions are: Is there any way to use another mapping solution inside Airtable Interfaces, something faster or more flexible than the current Map View? Is it possible for Map View to show records from two different tables, or is merging everything into a single table the only option? Any recommendations or best practices would be greatly appreciat

Now that Airtable has deprecated static URLs for image attachments (or at least will some time in March or whatever), server side generated apps that use Airtable as a CMS backend can't use Airtable for image hosting anymore. Instead, combination solutions such as hosting images on aws s3 and putting image URLs in Airtable is necessary. This is because the URL provided by Airtable for an image attachment "expires" after a few hours, and a sever side generated app is "hardcoded" with the expired URL.I have a client that's not interested in two part solutions like this, and wants their CMS backend in one place. Is there a paid feature to switch back on static image attachment URLs permanently? This was a really easy, user-friendly way (especially for non devs) to have a CMS backend.  If not, I'll need to investigate another CMS backend solution for my client. 

As of today, our airtable automations that react to action triggers of certain fields in not really large tables are incredibly slow and sometimes freeze, so we have to disable and re-enable the automation.In addition, navigation in the backend is tedious and slow.Our tables have a very manageable size, the largest tables have around 1500 rows.Since we also use Softr as a UI, we also notice very poor performance here.What can we do?Edit: To make the severity a little bit clearer: Action Trigger was set at 2:54 pm and the automation was finished on 3:49pm! It simple copies a row from Table A to Table B! 

Hi Airtable team,I’m writing because I noticed a recent change in the way linked-record fields behave inside Interfaces, specifically in grid/table components.Until this week, it was possible to enter data extremely efficiently by simply clicking on the empty row and typing the first letters of a linked record. The matching record would appear instantly, without having to open the dropdown first. This made data entry much faster, especially when pasting or entering multiple records in a row.Since the latest update, it is no longer possible to type directly into the cell to trigger autocomplete. We now must click to open the dropdown and then manually search inside it. This significantly slows down workflows for users who rely on Interfaces for rapid data entry.For many of us who use Interfaces as our primary workspace — especially those handling large volumes of records daily — this change has a major negative impact on productivity.Could you please consider restoring the previous inli

Hi All, I am looking for some guidance on how to structure my Airtable (whether on a single base or multiple) best program management. Currently, I am managing 6+ programs with multiple projects within them which I will breakdown for understanding Before I outline the structure of the programs - the key goals I'm hoping to achieve are the following: Primary goalsCentralised source of truth for all programsDashboards to show the progress of current programs (likely based on milestones)Show all tasks outstanding for each stakeholderCritical paths with date dependencies.  Secondary goalsTrack capacity of key stakeholders across all programsLink records to external bases e.g. Procurement, Lab testing, Supplier sourcing(Use case: people submit form requests on these bases which turns into a request - would love automation to trigger this from PM bases or at least link the line item on the PM base with the new request item. Mainly to see status changes etc)Budget tra

I have a few solutions on another platform that allow free users to vote on records.  Is this possible in Airtable?  I’m willing to pay for myself and my team, but asking people who will only use the solutions once or twice a year to vote is a non-starter.

Hello! I am trying to create a PDF-generating script using Scripting extension. When I run a script, I get an error message, "Can't set cell values: Field 'XXXX' is computed and cannot be set." Any idea how I can fix it?

Hi- I’m trying to use Airtable to automatically fill fields in a document based on the Airtable fields. I found the perfect app that does just this, however there are NO videos from others or discussion on this. I’ve been testing this app, and it works great! Except for a date field. It seems there is a bug in the app as no matter what, if I make the Date field a text field, a single select, a linked, no matter what it just won’t pick it up. I did email the developer but wondering if anyone else has had luck with this. I do not prefer to use Zapier or a 3rd party app. I do see the option for an automation but struggling with that as well. So far this seems to be the best option if only I could figure out this date issue. The app is Word Document Auto-Fill and the developer’s site is linked to the AT site. https://airtable.com/marketplace/blkxzMlA4V5bcZh2w/word-document-auto-fill

CONTEXT: I am a Film and TV Producer (on a Pro (Legacy Team) account) with PEOPLE, COMPANIES and INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY bases that I sync (i.e. “push out”) as relevant to seed specific FREE client/project bases so a handful of (<5) different team members (respectively) can update content specific to their projects.EXAMPLE: I maintain box office data on movies, track streaming, broadcast and cable series ratings, statuses and talent (ShowRunners, Actors, Writers, Directors, etc.), actors’ bankability stats, everyone’s credits linked to their IP, who’s moved company-to-company in the relentless musical chairs and vertically integrated morphing and consolidating - it’s A LOT to track! LOL! :-)If I’ve done the deep dive of complicated music licensing research on a specific song - or have an actor’s whole suite of (also constantly evolving) reps’ contact info, I don’t want to have to keep manually updating that across a ton of different project bases. I USED to have this all syncing perfe

In Airtable, the default color assignments for status fields need to be customized. The desired configuration is as follows: On Track → Green, At Risk → Red, Off Track → Light Red, and Resolved → Blue. These color mappings should also be consistently applied to all related charts and graphs.

New to airtable. I’m looking to have Airtable create a record when someone submits a Google Form. See image below. Action Type > Google form/create response Connect Google Account + Select Google Form Spreadsheet: select spreadsheet. Worksheet: select worksheet Help: 5) Row data… I select the relevant rows from the spreadsheet, but then within each of the “Columns” I don’t see any data to pull on. Confused as to what I need to do next.

We are a nonprofit that does contracted training, and I have set up a base to track the workflow from initial inquiry to completed training (with # of participants, etc.). Still struggling to get usage, but hopefully with some recent tweaks to interfaces, that will improve. I’m adding some automations to speed up the process and get more consistency- i.e. having a proposal auto-generate from the data entered, and then when final to have it auto-generate a contract. I’m using Fillout.com to gather the official info (oftentimes the contracting entity and signer are different than the person we’re working with directly), and then plan to use Docsautomator.io to generate the contract.  My question is… from a “safety” standpoint, i.e. not losing essential data, do you see any difference between saving the contracts in a Google drive and using a URL field to store the link, or using an attachment field type and “inserting” the document?  I do have On2Air backups set up. We are a tiny organiz

Hi everyoneI'm wanting to share my Base with a new employee who's role is head of marketing.I dont want them to be able to see financials etc so only want them limited to tables relating to their role. Currently we have all our tables relating to our business in one Base.Ideally they would be able to edit the AT base backend as some things are easier that way than setting up interfaces (e.g. uploading bulk new leads) and also they can set the base up how it works for them doing their role.Is it best to create a new Base and sync it or a seperate base without 2way sync?I'm currently on the Team plan that is level down from Business plan that allows two way sync. ​@ScottWorld ​@TheTimeSavingCo ​@Mike_AutomaticN ​@MloganAirtable Appreciate any ideas from you guys! 🙏

Curious to know if this is happening to anyone else? My invoice just skyrocketed because of AirTable switching my portal editors to editors without my doing. Very frustrated. 

Hi folks,I run a desk at an early-stage VC fund that helps our portfolio companies raise growth-stage rounds (we can’t invest at that stage ourselves). Think of it like an in-house investment bank, where we build relationships with such investors & pitch relevant companies to them.To enable this, I manage an investor CRM entirely on Airtable. At high level, it tracks: Funds: Background, stage/sector preferences, cheque sizes, ability to price rounds Fund partners: Designation, email, LinkedIn, location Interactions: My meetings with investors + detailed minutes Introductions: Which funds we intro’d to which companies + post-intro feedback The Interactions table contains rich meeting minutes where investors share views on many of our companies. It’s extremely valuable but subjective, so impossible to query in a structured way.What I want: An internal “ChatGPT-over-Airtable” that can pull the right Interaction records and analyse the meeting notes to answer questions like: “Giv

Hello Airtable users,Did I miss something? Up until now, the button that allowed deleting a record was located in the dropdown menu. However, it doesn’t seem to work there anymore. It only triggers if I remove it from the dropdown and place it directly on the main page.  

I have completed Airtable certificate like Builder, Admin, AI App Builder. Can I get to know about developer certificate?

Unfortunately our colleague who was the owner of our Airtable account died. How can we switch ownership to me? 

We're trying to send a email with a unique booking code from a list of booking codes sent to us when a form is submitted.

Hello All, I’m looking to see what my options are to create and download a csv file generated from a base, but with a very specific format. Right now I have a script that loads records from the base, creates a stringified csv document, and then saves that string into a multiline text cell in a different table. The issue is that in order to use that text, I have to copy and paste the contents of the cell into a text document, save as a csv, then open in Excel. Does anyone know of a way I could directly trigger a download of the csv, or even save it as a downloadable attachment in cell instead? Thanks!

Hello,  At the moment we have our planning tool in google sheet - per name / per day / what to do (fixed sessions per week) I want to add the planning to my airtable base (which i have done now) BUT:at the moment i have per day - per person - per week But if i have to change the date every week - it will be a task extra How can I do this so that I have a planning for weeks/ maybe months etc.. 

Hi, we're looking for someone to help us to integrate Airtable with our WordPress website (particularly Ninjaforms), with a pdf generator and with Canvas by Instructure. This is us www.thelearningcircle.co.uk Please get in touch on info@thelearningcircle.co.uk

HelloI'm looking for an airtable expert who can create a multifunctional base for my Amazon business I have a fairly clear idea of how i would like it to function but don't have the time or skills to put it together. Please get in touch and we can discuss in more detail if you think this is something you can do for me Many thanks David  

Thank you so much and look forward to hearing back!