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HelloSo I have a calendar view in my interface where a user can add a record to schedule an asset to play at a certain day or time. It's been working well so far, but the actual schedule never changes week to week only the asset assigned to that timeslot.The table for this calendar has a date/time (ex. 8/18/2023 10:00pm) primary field and I was wondering if there was a way to automate the creation of blank records for the time designated timeslots so that when a user tries to schedule an asset all they have to do is click one of the blank records in the calendar and assign the asset? This would make it faster for them to do the scheduling without having to manually recreate the scheduling time slots every week that never change anyway.I attempted to do this with a create record automation... but it seemed like I could only create date/time records for a specific date instead day of week. For reference below is the scheduled slots I'm trying to c

I'm totally new to Airtable automations, and these questions will probably show that.I want to set up an automation where the trigger is "When a record is created" and the action is "Send an email." The To field will draw from a lookup field in the table that contains email addresses.My first question is, if I create a record but don't enter an email address quite yet, will Airtable send an email when I go back and enter an email address later?Also, if I set up this automation for a table that already contains records, will Airtable send emails for all existing records, or just ones I enter after turning the automation on?

Hi All, I have a very simple automation to email a group of educational course participants at a scheduled time every week. All of the tests I run are successful, but the automation fails because "Google reported an error while processing this action: too many recipients." Since my automation is set up like this...trigger (at a scheduled time) > action (find records) > action (gmail: send email) ...I am trying to email the max number of records, which is 100. It's usually not a problem to email 100 people through gmail, so I'm not sure why the automation would fail. Does anyone have any advice on this? I have 700 people to email, so if I need to decrease the number of people I'm emailing, that would kind of defeat the purpose of the automation...Thank you!

Rolllups showing percentages or dollars aren't appearing in automation (sending gmail) the same way they are appearing in the data view. Dollars are showing a million places past the cents and percentages are reverting to numbers after a decimal. How do I fix this?

My goal is to calculate the percent of hours per week spent on a type of task. I have managed to calculate the sum of hours spent on each type of task for all entries regardless of the week number, but I can't figure out how to calculate the sum per week.In the table where I calculate the sum of hours, I have three fields: Task, Time (from my Time Track Entries table), and Sum. The Time Track Entries table contains the week number for each timed entry.Any suggestions for how to calculate the sum per week?Thanks,Lene

I could not find a solution for this in the forums: From a list of dates, I need to find that date that is the last date on that list before the launch date of a given project. The idea is to find the date best suited for an event to happen before a project is launched.Full description:Records in table "Status" are each linked to one specific "Project" and one specific "Outlet". "Status" looks-up the launch date of that project. In "Outlets", multiple dates are rolled-up from a table called "Release dates".I am looking for a formula that returns the one "Release date" that is closest, but not after the Launch date of the Project. The returned date must be in the "Status" table.I cannot use conditional look-up, as the date I need to compare with is not relative to today, but referenced elsewhere. So no way to use a relative condition like "before today" or so.I have transformed the dates in to Unix timestamps already. Mathematically, the date

Hey guys,I'm creating a competency framework.I've these tables :- Jobs (lookup to "Competencies" table)- Competencies (6000 rows) with macro-competencies in column 2 (multiselect)- Macro-Competencies (600 rows) (isolated from but not linked to "Competencies")I'd like to re-create the link/lookup between "Competencies" and "Macro-Competencies" tables. I tried to replace the multiselect field "Macro-Competencies" in "Competencies" table by a LookUp field and the replacement looks good EXCEPT when Macro-Competencies fields contains a COMMA. Then, there is an (unwanted) "auto-split".Is there a way to AVOID this split when there is a comma into the datas ? Thanks in advance !

Hi, I recently ran a script to pull updated changes to our airtable into our application and all the urls to attachments changed. I looked it up and saw that this was to make them invalid after 2 hours. We were using them to point to images on our site so this means a big change in our workflow as we will now have to download the images from the API rather than pointing to them in airtable. We wanted to opt out of the change for now and schedule the work closer to Feb. We opted out in settings and I ran the script to pull the data and get the non-expiring urls. They are still showing in the browser as expired. I have re-run the script and the urls don't change. Does anyone know what is going on?

Good morning and thank you for reading,we are collecting submissions (text + image) via Webhook into airtable. Both the text and image arrive well. We create a mail campaign in MailChimp. The image sometimes loads correctly via the URL, like in this casehttps://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v1/19/19/1692280800000/LV9HfgdvyYdgrTnNAMeSyA/ykTk-XRD0rj-hsr7z2m3YsPSITp32deMnMGtnnz3fOmneO1S5scCMbTy1wGxcOO13yQfh5wQE6ezVIvHfgh1bw1fORYHjXqFkX85WjJ92i9_sRi6iJSmmbIZieylNvxcnYWA34MX4lQfrC02jD6-CQ/pX-UW4Sv54vbuQ3r_VkKx6pBZJLqtDujjlm4lGk8hJgand sometimes it fails, like in this case

I need to get the price from another table and bring it to my booking table. The conditions must be based on the company and the route to bring the correct sale price registered in the Routes Price table,My airtable system is already working and I use the Company field as a lookup for the Customers table and the Routes field is just a single select.However, today, to form the sales price, I use the supplier's cost price, but this needs to be changed and the sales price needs to be added manually in another table to later appear. If customer is A and route is A show this price If the customer is B and the route is A show this price.

I can't seem to get a valid access token in Airtable based on JavaScript code that works in a Google Apps Script. Here is the working code:  var clientId = '...'; var clientSecret = '...'; var url = 'https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token'; var headers = { 'Authorization': 'Basic ' + Utilities.base64Encode(clientId + ':' + clientSecret) }; var payload = { 'grant_type': 'client_credentials' }; var options = { 'method': 'post', 'headers': headers, 'payload': payload }; var response = UrlFetchApp.fetch(url, options); var accessToken = JSON.parse(response.getContentText()).access_token; This code relies on objects and methods that don't exist in Airtable's automation coding environment, namely Utilities.base64encode() and UrlFetchApp.fetch(), so I have tried rewriting the script to work in Airtable. To bypass an encoding method, I simply encoded the clientId and clientSecret manually and substitute

Hello, Airtable community!I'm looking for help with automation and linked records.I have an editable list record on an interface page that allows users to create a record in a specific tasks table, which has various linked records.I've managed to successfully set and run automation to set the user to match whoever creates the record. However is it possible to create an automation to update the project ID so it's associated with the record ID of the interface that they're in? Effectively updating the record that's just been created and linking it to the project that the task was created for. Currently, they can select - but I'd like it to auto-populate. Thanks,John 

The top right corner of a record's expanded view doesn't have a toggle to show revision history, as it used to - just a comment option, a link option, and the 3 "more" dots, which don't bring it up - see screenshot attached. The revision history option IS turned on (see screenshot attached of that too). How do I get that toggle switch back to see a record's revision history? Thank you!!

Hi! Is there any way to enter a start and end date with "no class dates" where it would remove the dates from the calendar view? I would also want the class to reoccur every Monday (sort of like google where you can say you want it to repeat every Mon).For example: I have a class that runs from Monday Sept 11 until December. It reoccurs every Monday except for on 10/9 and 11/6. On the calendar view, I want it to list Chemistry class every Monday from 3:30-4:30pm and want it to remove these two dates from a class date.Thanks!

I’m using the scripting app to send data via API request to another application. It’s currently functioning, and the other application is able to take the data and perform as required. However, I’m having trouble getting a response from the API request that doesn’t timeout. It works for one or two records, but beyond that it’ll return a Request Timeout error. Surprisingly, the code does wait for the function to be fully performed (I get a loading icon), but the response information doesn’t seem to be waiting. Is this a limitation with remoteFetchAsync/Airtable or is something wrong with my implementation? Related code: (I’ve replaced the URL and header/x-functions-key with dummy strings): const stringifiedData = JSON.stringify(data); const url = "private_url"; const requestOptions = { method: "POST", headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json", "x-functions-key": "private_key", }

I keep getting to the point where I have no errors, but its still not working, I need help// Personal Access Token const token = 'pathr64Bev1PpaiJH.90e1e914f174f02f52979575ca3b30053bf32953f6727af49891b97a2a0c6f57'; // Base and Table Information const baseId = 'appNQ88GsYacjfeij'; // Your Airtable base ID const sourceTable = 'tblho4tbUAGTxgcB4'; // Replace with the source table name const destinationTable = 'tbl596fVOoOn3g2y2';// Replace with the destination table name // Fetch function for making API requests async function fetchAirtableData(url) { try { const response = await fetch(url, { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` } }); if (!response.ok) { throw new Error(`Failed to fetch data from Airtable. Status: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`); } return response.json(); } catch (error) { throw new Error(`Failed to fetch data from

Alright, let me see if I can spell this out correctly.I have two databases, one of faculty and one of courses.Faculty can be assigned to any and all courses. Courses have different contracts depending on how they're paid -- FT, Adjunct, and NCI, which are three fields in the courses record, populated with the payment amount as appropriate.Let's say instructor A is linked to three different courses, one of each of the above.Currently, my linked column for Faculty A will show all three courses, then there's a Lookup referencing Adjunct, which shows me the correct amount -- but I don't know which of the three courses under the linked column that payment amount belongs to.Is there a way to filter the linked column to only display on the faculty record if the adjunct field is populated? My current work around is to duplicate the table, delete anything where adjunct is empty, and create another link, but that's clumsy when I add more courses or assign mo

I need users to be able to input data via mobile. Forms hasn't worked for some things for reasons I won't quite get into right now.Some records need to be input off a plan, which is in another table. On desktop, this works fine - I limit the linked record selection to a relevant view (otherwise I get all plans, irrelevant and past, etc). However this filter doesn't seem to work on the android mobile app... But I could have sworn in my earlier testing, that it did.It still works fine on desktop.Is this a known bug? Or have I upset something?

I have no idea how to make the title succinct and easy to understand, but here's what I want to do. I run a market garden. I am building a crop planning tool inside airtable. Throughout the year, the typical timings of events for different crops will change.For this example, we'll use my Weeks to Harvest calculation. In peak summer, lettuce will be ready to harvest 4 weeks after transplant. In the darkest part of winter, it'll take 8 weeks.Now, there is not a cut off date where suddenly it goes from taking 4 weeks to 8 weeks. So I want to be able to store the following data against a crop1) Fastest weeks to harvest (peak summer) - e.g. 42) Slowest weeks to harvest (dark winter) - e.g 83) Fastest date of the year (based on transplant date) e.g. Jan 14) Slowest

I have setup my new personal api token in Airtable and have followed the instructions for accessing it via GET call in Voiceflow yet my token refuses to grant data access to Voiceflow.   I'm fairly new to API calls so it could be that I'm missing some detail here.  I have included images showing all the steps I've followed and what information I'm using.  If there is anyone else that is having success with this, I would love any advice you can provide.  Thank you in advance!

Hello,Here is a picture of my interface. I have a filter element which is linked to the list element. I would like the filter element to apply to the linked option when creating a new record in the list element so that the user can select/filter which options they want to add as a new record in the list element.  For example, I want the list of materials to be filtered by the supplier in the filter element so that when creating the new record in the list element, only the options for a single supplier (specified in the filter element) are shown. Although there are finite options and I could create a separate interface for each option (the supplier in the filter element), I would like to avoid doing so and having a more dynamic (1 page) interface).I need

Hello,I am trying to create an automation that will remove a selection from a record, if another selection is present. So as seen in the picture below, if a record has "Waitlist - Event 1" from the "Waitlist" field. It will REMOVE "Event 1" from the "Event(s) Attending" field.1. This is so, once Event 1 has reached registration capacity (100 people for this example), all further registrations will have their form selection removed, replaced with the waitlist selection in the next field.2. This will then send them an automated email informing them they have been waitlisted for whatever events have reached overcap.3. The waitlist events are in their own table and are linked records, the information between event data and event data (waitlist) are 99% identical, with the only difference being the word "waitlist" is added to the name for email automation and identification purposes.

Hello Airtable communityI've been diligently working on a time-tracking solution in Airtable for a nonprofit organization. Inspired by a YouTube video from Dan Lehman, I aimed to craft a system where volunteers could easily log their hours during a program. The base setup was straightforward, but I've hit a roadblock when integrating custom buttons within the Airtable Interface.Base Setup:Table: "Time Logs".Fields: Volunteer full name, VITA site (with options: El pueblo and Quincie), Certifications (with options: Basica and Advanced), Time In, Time Out, and Duration.Functionality:I implemented two button fields:"Start Time Tracking": Populates the "Time In" field with the current time."End Time Tracking": Populates the "Time Out" field and calculates the duration.Both buttons are linked to custom scripts to automate the time-tracking process.

Hello Airtable Community,I greatly respect your expertise and would appreciate your guidance.I'm integrating the "Email Table" extension by Kuovonne into our database for improved contact communication.We're working on enhancing our database's communication capabilities. One task is creating a user-friendly button for visitors to request more information about a specific record.Here's the plan: Visitors click the button, generating an automated message to collect additional record info. The message enters a "pending reply" state and is marked "ready to send."Problem: When using a button via "open custom extension" in shared Airtable views/links, external users can't access it as internal users can. Any reason for this? Can external access be enabled?Conversely, buttons via "run script or open URL" in shared views/links are accessible to external users. Any advice on establishing this linkage and addressing c