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Are the record's previous values available in the "when record is updated" trigger?  I'd like to be able to compare the previous values with the current values and act accordingly.  Does this require a code step instead?

I have a database with ages, I have grouped the ages into views and I want to shuffle each members a particular age into a group of five. For example: Ages 18-24, I want the members to be grouped by five members each and at the end of each month, the automation shuffle the members so the members are different for each month.

In many other systems you have an "Edit" button. Until you click the "edit" button, the data is read only. Adding this basic feature would solve A LOT of problems using Airtable. Each and every grid (and maybe other views) should have the now famous Airtable slide switch: Locked or Unlocked. (A nice touch would be a green border around the entire page for unlocked, red for locked.) This would allowing sorting, grouping, filtering etc. and working with the data w/o accidentally changing  the data, something that has happened to us more than once.   

Hello there smart folks! I am building a base for small film productions, and the industry has some odd practices I have to work around. One of those is tracking scenes on scripts in page length in fractions - specifically 8ths.For my personal tracking I have a column that just holds the size in the total number of 8ths (so instead of showing 1/8 page it is 1, 1 and 3/8 pages is 11) which I can then total into total number of 8ths.I now need to convert that back into pages in fraction form to display on one of my reports. So say I have 10 scenes over 5 3/8 pages (so my total is 43). How do I create that 5 3/8 to display?I hope this makes sense!

Hi,how can I add my email signature for the email automations? 

I have a column of Job Names and would like to indicate which Job Names are unique in that column. Has anyone successfully done this? Essentially I want to do the opposite of checking for duplicates and returning duplicate values in a new column.

Hi, I am very new to scripting and managing a base for content production.  Want to create a script that will update a series of dates based off the publication date changing.  I'm getting errors and not sure why.  Any help would be appreciated.  ThanksHere is the scriptlet table = base.getTable("Deliverables");async function updateRecord() {let inputConfig = input.config();let recordId = inputConfig.recordId; // Fetch the record ID from the previous step// Check if recordId is valid (a string and not undefined)if (typeof recordId !== 'string' || !recordId.trim()) {throw new Error("Invalid or undefined record ID. Ensure the input provides a valid record ID.");}// Fetch the specific record from the tablelet record = await table.selectRecordAsync(recordId);if (!record) {throw new Error(`Record with ID ${recordId} not found.`);}let publishDate = record.getCellValue("Published Date");let Series = record.getCellValue("Series");if (publishDate) {let updates = {};if (Serie

Hi,I am working with a list of contacts in my main spreadsheet. I am trying to update a specific information of many contacts simoutaneously. So I created a second table, where I want to input the name of the person, and this information (books received). I want to be able to add a list of people and books on this second table and add these books to the already received books on the main table.I was able to do part of the way, but I am having a problem with the Record ID after the Find record step. For some reason I only see the option of 'List of Airtable Record ID', which I think is why it is not working. It seems like a simple automation, but I can't go around it. Any suggestions?Thank you!

I attended the advanced app building webinar this week (shoutout to the excellent host, Jen Johnson!!) and noticed this new visualization option in interfaces: swimlanes. Is this something that is coming soon? I don't see this option available on my end as an enterprise user. Super excited if it is coming, as it looked awesome in the demo! 

Hello! I am new to Airtable and have been poking around for awhile now to try and create the following / see if it is possible in Airtable.OverviewI am setting up a super simple voting table, it will just have an ID and 3 string vote fieldsI.E. test data, and/or the Votes table, would be like (made-up names used)IDVote 1Vote 2Vote 3582394John DoeSally Sue (blank)362344Billy JoeJohn DoePeter Thol623442John DoeBilly JoeSally SueWhich ideally would aggregate into this Votes Cast table, sorted greatest to lowest number of votes:NameVotes(aggregated from above based on string value)John Doe3Sally Sue2Billy Joe2Peter Thol1At first I was reading about Rollups, but I am not seeing examples utilizing multiple fields/and or creating dynamic lines for results, for example, if a new person submitted the name James Cullen, then a new row would appear about for James Cullen with their 1 vote.If this is not possible...is there a way to achieve this if I do 1 vote per row? I.E. If each vote (of t

I'm trying to set up a paypal scenario in Make.com that adds new paypal transactions into my airtable table. When I try to set up the airtable connection, I use OAUTH type, and it asks for a a URI Redirect URL. I don't have a clue what to use here. When I google, it asks what site I want people to redirect to, but that doesn't help me much.Anyone able to advise?Thanks. 

Hi all!Clicking an URL link in 'list view' does not open the URL in a new tab in the web browser. Instead it 'highlights' the URL in goes into edit mode.I want a click to 'follow the link'. How/is it possible to do that?Thanks for any suggestions!/Jonas

Does Airtable provide the access control, if we want to control read and write access at screen and components level?Means if there are 10 fields on one screen and we want to give edit access for only one field to one person and give edit access for all fields on the same screen to another person

I must be missing something very fundamental.  I converted Airtable's sample extension into my own, and it's running beautifully over localhost:9000, displaying as an extension in my sample base, as you can see below.  Everything functions when I check "simulate marketplace extension"But when I try submitting it for review, running "block submit" from the root (same place I run "block run" from) I got this:What permissions is it talking about?!  What is the "requested model"?  It's my own Airtable account, own workspace/base etc--and the code runs locally.  What am I missing?Thanks!  

I'm trying to use an automation in a base, but there's something wrong with my flow. And it may be that what I'd ultimately like to accomplish isn't possible. In Base 1, I have a single-select field named "Status" with various color-coded options as variables to select from. In Base 2, I have a duplicate of the fields in Base 1, but none of the data. My goal: When the single-select field Status is changed to a particular option (in this case, "Delivered"), the record is copied from Base 1 (Active) and duplicated in Base 2 (Archive). But the flow I have is definitely not correct. So, one, is this possible? And, two, does anyone know what I need to adjust in the automation flow? Thanks so much for your time!

Background: Source table has no records, but fields have been configured. This is a blank copy from another base.Issue:  When in EDIT mode and with Creator access, Interface Layout "Record Review" does not show any page elements (page is blank) and does not allow me to add or remove elements.  I am unable to configure the interface page. I am only able to configure the "Record List".Request: Is there another way to add elements to a Record Review when the source table has no records? 

Hi all,I'm wondering if it's possible to add an option for users viewing an interface (who have access to the base too) to sort/group/reorganise fields in a grid, without having to go to the interface editor.This article seems to think so - https://support.airtable.com/docs/getting-started-with-airtable-interface-designer - but I don't seem to have those permissions on my interface editor.Thanks!

When I query the Airtable base, the image does not appear. In the Pager Design extension, the image fails to load.

I am working on a job board project and have this challenge. I have gone through some of the community posts but cannot figure out a solution.The marketplace is continuously updated with titles, urls etc.I want to convert the URLs to hyperlink. As well, I want to create a solution that will apply to the entire field. I saw a post but I think that is valid for permanent  urls, not where every record has a new url. Is this possible? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

I was at ONA24 in Atlanta last week and, as someone who has used Airtable in my last four newsrooms, I can say Airtable would make a killing signing up new paid users. It is by far the best content management system available (I've tried them all).You really need to have a midway presence at ONA25 in New Orleans.

Hi!I have a table where I am tracking when a certain item (Lot) needs to have its lab testing updated. Each record has a {Lab Status} single select field, a {Latest Lab Date} date field, a {Next Lab Due} field that calculates a date 6 months out from the date field, and a {Send By} field that calculates a date 1 month prior to the next due date. The rest of the fields are linked to records in another table of the same base but are not pertinent to this.Record   Lab Status   Latest Lab Date    Next Lab Due     Send ByLot AA    Up Next        08/01/2024          02/01/2025        01/01/2025There are two functions I would like to implement, if possible, either into the table or with automations:1. (automation or formula?) When we enter into a given month, I would like for any records with a Send By date in that month to automatically update the Lab Status to 'Up Next'. F

Hi all,I want to expand a script that assembles an e-mail using a few field values and sends a nice and simple daily report to stakeholder.I want to add images inline from an attachment-type field. I use something like this:    if (clippings && clippings.length > 0) { for (let clip of clippings) { let imageUrl = clip.url; imageUrl = clip.thumbnails.large.url;    and later:     if (imageUrl) { entryText += `<br><img src='${imageUrl}' alt='Clipping' style='max-width: 100%; height: auto;' /><br>`; console.log(`thumbnail added: ${encodedUrl}`); }    I then pass my output over to the next step:    outputText += `${entryText}<br><br>`; output.set("emailOutput", outputText);    Although all URLS are definitely good (I paste them into the browser and

Hey everyone,I’m excited to share a new tool I’ve been working on: Formula AI.Formula AI is an AI-powered assistant that helps you create Airtable formulas instantly. No more struggling with complex formulas—just describe what you need in plain English, and Formula AI will generate the exact formula for you.Key Features:Natural Language to Formula: Type something like "Calculate total sales this month," and get the perfect formula instantly.Smart Suggestions: Get tips to optimize your formulas and follow best practices.Time-Saving: Reduce the time spent on formulas from hours to seconds.How It Works:Describe your need in simple words.Get the formula with explanations.Copy and paste it into your Airtable base.We’re launching soon! Join our waitlist to get early access: Join the WaitlistI’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback!    

Hello,I have a very simple formula that is taking the values calculated from other fields and giving a total.  The problem I am running into is unless I have the formatting set to 5 decimal places the results will round.  For the work we are doing we need the data to not round, but the issue is for the exports we have to do to input the data into another system we have to remove the extra decimal places. Is there a way to keep the 2 decimal place formatting while preventing the rounding?For example if a value is 2543.54546 we would like it to be 2543.54, but if I change the formatting to two places the number ends up being 2543.55 which for reconciliation is a problem.  The values change daily so the direction of rounding also changes.  My formula is super simple {value1} - {value2}I did try adding the ROUND function, but that didn't seem to help at all.  ROUND({value1}-{value2},5) I tried various values for the precision and none of them did what I n

Hi there,I have two tables and an interface with a form. The first form is used to add an entry to the table. I have this displayed as a nice gallery.I wanted to add a button on the gallery, so the user can click the button on the record and it will take them to another form to request a change to that record. I've got about 90% there, but getting the field to prefill with the record_ID has been miserable. I've tried every combination and it just doesn't work.On the form I added a new field "Link to another record". I select my primary table and select some columns to bring in via lookup. It looks great, the user can use the drop down to view all submissions and select the one they want. But the prefill doesn't work to auto select it. https://airtable.com/HIDDEN/HIDDEN/form?prefill_Vacancies=["rec1YlesldDRjs06V"]https://airtable.com/HIDDEN/HIDDEN/form?prefill_Vacancies=rec1YlesldDRjs06VNothing prefills the entry. If I try another field, like Name or Title which isn't a linked reco