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JBJ
JBJKnown Participant
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Customizing a Bar Chart in Interfaces

Hi everybody,On my dashboard in Interfaces, I'd like to customize my bar chart this way (see attachments) :- all the days of the week are displayed on the X-axis and the '0' value is displayed if there are no outreach actions on that day- display a goal line- color-code the bars depending on the value range they fall into (red for 1-3, orange for 4-6, yellow for 7-9, green for 10 and above)- have a sorting option in the 'Order' drop-down menu that automatically sort the week days in a chronological order => no need to put a digit as a prefix in the Week Day nameI didn't manage to get those things. Do you know if there are workarounds for my specific needs?Thanks!

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GrahamWKnown Participant
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Preset, click-into-record views. Why not transferable??

Hi Airtable Community,I have a question regarding building interfaces in Airtable, specifically about building custom click-into-record preset views.When setting up an interface, I can configure it so that clicking into a record displays detailed information in a customizable preset view. However, I’ve noticed that if I set up a different interface with some of the same information, there's no straightforward way to access the preset views from the other interface.For example, let's say I have two interfaces within the same base, both involving organizational data. If I set up a customizable preset view for records in one interface, I can't directly use that same view in the second interface unless I recreate it manually. This seems like a duplication of effort.I’m curious to understand the reasoning behind this. Is there a specific logic or benefit to not being able to share customizable preset views across different interfaces within the same base?I welcome thoughts and insights from

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Skynet11New Participant
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AirTable shareable with individual fill-out

Hello all, I am new to airtable.I am looking to create a table for a collection management, in each row a new item. In the columns will be item details (image, description, size etc). Those columuns have to be "view only"The idea is to share the list with other people that they can manage their own collection, so there should be  three columns that everyone can individually tick off "in possesion" / dropdown "how many spares" / write in "ordered from".These individal details should not be visible to everybody else, nor me as the creator.From time to time I will have to add a new items/rows to the list.Is it possible to create it in airtable? Thanks for your help

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AldoNew Participant
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Création d'un calendrier pour inscription aux évènements

Bonjour à tous,J’ai besoin d’un (gros) coup de main pour créer un calendrier sur airtable... Mon cahier des charges est écrit et précis, mais je débute seulement sur airtable et j’avoue être trèèèsès, loin d’avoir les compétences qui me permettraient d’arriver à mes fins. Bref, si l’un d’entre vous acceptait de m’aider, je suis preneur

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TheTimeSavingCo
FPX
FPXInspiring
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Prefilled Forms

Hi allI want to build an Enquiry form that will have prefilled information and prefilled options based off the logged in user. e.g. they may have multiple delivery locationsI also want to have an option to create more options for adding products (as per below)Thanks! 

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Cameron_RoutParticipating Frequently
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Enable all fields to be editable everywhere.

I never need a field to be not editable. Only a few people use the base and everyone needs to access everything (it's a CRM). Having to set every single field on every single table and view and every place you ever see a field value. It's really awful.

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JBJ
JBJKnown Participant
posted in Interface Designer
Display a progress bar in Interfaces

Hi all,1. In my Interface dashboard, I'd like to be able to display the percentage of companies I got in touch with against the monthly goal of companies to contact. As of now, I visualized this as a bar chart, but I would like instead to visualize it as a progress bar.2. In my pie chart below, I get percent values with one decimal digit. Instead, I would like to display integers, but I couldn't find a feature to edit the number formatting.Do you guys know if what I'm looking for is possible?Thanks.PS: I saw that people had already asked a similar question, but since the threads were quite old I thought I might as well resurface the topic.

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PedroCerranoKnown Participant
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Interface Record button: Copy link AND launch Form linked to another table?

I have a set of Businesses on Table A and a Form that will create a new User for Table B. I want a User to search through the Businesses using an Interface, click on a button from a specific Business record, and then be able to fill out a form that will create a new User record on Table B that is linked to a Business on Table A. (Does that makes sense?)Is there a way to do this in one step? I see where I can "Go to external URL" to launch the New User form, but is there a way to simultaneously copy the Business record information as I launch the new User form? Is there a better way to think about this?Automations make the most sense because I can only select one button Action, but is there a way to launch a Form via Automations?

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Coups
CoupsInspiring
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Can't use Interface forms in automations?

When making an Automation to email me when a form is submitted (as this apparently isn't an option built into the form anymore?) When I select the 'When a Form is submitted' Trigger Type, I can't find the form in the drop down...Any thoughts? 

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NocodemanParticipating Frequently
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Interface filter records based on user shared with

Problem Explanation:I need help with sharing specific records in an Airtable interface with various teams that I work with, without exposing the underlying data. Here are the details:Objective: Share the interface and only specific records with the team but not the base, ensuring team members see only their team's records.Current Method: Using the interface share button to share the interface, not the base.Challenge: I do not want to add team members as collaborators to the base to filter records based on their email or collaborator column.Limitations: Creating separate interfaces for each team to share with is inefficient and not scalable, especially since team sizes vary from one to twenty members.Question:What is the best way to filter records for each team and its team members when they log into the interface, without allowing them access to the base?Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

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lmonjeNew Participant
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How to go back to the old interface?

It is quite disappointing logging into the new interface today. Already it has caused inconvenience to its users and I hope users will get the option to choose the interface that works best for them. One major issue is the inability to sort workspaces in the order you want, which can make it challenging to find specific workspaces quickly, especially if you have many of them. Another issue is the inability to rearrange bases by dragging and dropping, which was a convenient feature that saved users time and effort. Furthermore, when you click on any workspace interface, accessing the home page is not as easy as it used to be. This can be frustrating for users who need to quickly navigate to the home page to access essential features and information.Lastly, some users may feel that the new interface looks outdated compared to the previous version. The visual aspect of an interface can be just as important as its functionality. A modern and visually appealing interface can make

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SR16_2New Participant
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Selection duplicate options in Multi-select

 Is there a way/hack to select the same object multiple times in multiple-select? I'm collecting information about tickets and some individuals' have multiple tickets of the same type. Thanks!

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airtable_fanNew Participant
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"Edit records inline" - make certain fields uneditable

Hi all,I'm building a List InterfaceIn that list, I have enabled the "Edit records inline" setting. Now, all fields, even the ones that have been locked in the underlying Base, are editable from the interface. How do I keep the locked fields locked in the interface?

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erangggKnown Participant
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Is it possible to add RECORD also from the app on the cell phone?

When I create a LIST in INTERFACE and I mark the options "Edit records inline" and "Add/delete records inline" I can add RECORDS from the computer.But when I log into the app from my cell phone, I can't add a RECORD.Is it possible to add RECORD also from the app on the cell phone?

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Ella11Inspiring
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interface access for editor issue on mobile app

Hello,I have shared 3 interfaces with a collaborator and have given them editor permissions. They are able to acces one of the 3 interfaces. When they try to access the other 2 interfaces they get a notification which says 'You are not authorized to view this page'.I am pretty sure that I followed the same procedure to share the interfaces and I don't think I have set any restrictions for who can see the interfaces. M is only able to view the Equipment & FAcilities Maintenance even though they have editor permission on all the interfaces.M has access to the interfaces on the desktop and they work perfectly for the permissions I have set. This issue only occurs on the mobile app on a tablet.Does anyone know what might be going on?Thanks!

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bitstreams_redKnown Participant
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Add record and give list of options based on existing records

Let me start by saying that I have been trying to do this in Interfaces but I've also had a look at the new Forms feature.What I would really like to do is present the user with a grid with 4 columns: MakeLineModel Qty    When the user clicks in the blank line under Make, they get a drop-down that lists all the current values in the Make field (unique values). Then they do the same for Line and Model, based on the selection under Make - i.e. a decreasing filtered list. They then manually enter a qty. They can then add more rows as they complete the 'form'.Ideally they would also be able to have the option to ignore the drop down selection and enter a value in any column that doesn't already exist in the data.I can't work out how to do this and don't really know if it's a form view on the Data area, a Form in an Interface or if I would use the new Forms feature.Any ideas ?

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erangggKnown Participant
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how to see more field values in linked records?

Hi,In the form Interface when I want to select a value from another table (linked record) I only see the name of the first column.How can I see more data on this field?Attached a picture for illustration:  

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erangggKnown Participant
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How to let a non-tech person enter data?

Hey,I want to help my father's business and automate it to be more efficient and save him time.The problem is that he is not technological at all and he gets a bit complicated and I am afraid that he will destroy or enter wrong data (enter empty records or accidentally click on things).I wanted to ask you how you would deal with it?I thought maybe creating forms to create customers, a form to edit the details of the customers, etc.is this a good idea?I would love to hear from you how you would behave.Thanks

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Shaun_ThomsonNew Participant
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Dropdown changing sorting in share link

So, I love the fact that I can finally share interfaces and embed them into our services. This has finally given me the use case for them. First snag I have found though is that when I have a drop down, for some reason one of them keeps changing the sort for the records and I don't know what I am doing wrong. The dropdown is filtering a linked field. When I select the dropdown on the interface designer, it is in alphabetical orderWhen I select the dropdown post publishing, it is in alphabetical orderWhen I select the dropdown on the embed or make larger link, it is chaosIs there a way for me to fix the sorting of the dropdown item? I show the perfect drop down and the less that perfect one in the attachements. 

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b56928New Participant
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Reverse Nested Linked Records

Hi,I have a table of projects which is being imported in. Each project has a project ID column, and a Project Parent ID column, since there are sub projects. I want to simply create a list which shows each parent project, followed by all of the sub projects. Nested Linked Records seems to only allow me to do this in reverse. Is there any other way I can do it. I can't really change the structure of the data, since it's being imported in from an API.Thanks! 

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TheTimeSavingCo
Sean_Murphy1
Sean_Murphy1Inspiring
asked in Interface Designer
Expected behaviour of interface button that runs an automation

I have a user that can't click an interface button which runs an automation. The automation primarily updates a field that is not visible through the interface. My user, who has access to the interface but not the underlying base, is unable to click this button. It is greyed out. Unfortunately I didn't get to see the error message you get when you hover over the button because another user 'helped' them and moved the workflow along.Is it the current expected behaviour that a user with interface only access can't run an automation that changes the base? Or is there something else going on here?

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Lom_LabsInspiring
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🔥 Alert: We can share interface pages publicly! 🔥 (BETA)

Interface designer pages can now be shared publicly. 😁😁😁 This feature is still in beta, and comes with a warning that some hidden data may be exposed.An example that Airtable gave in the docs explains that even if a chart in an interface page shows only combined values, it is possible that individuals could find the specific numbers behind those totals by examining network logs."Consider the dashboard below that shows data for 28 deals in the pipeline. The chart shows the sum of the all the estimated value of each deal per stage. Even though you can’t tell the deal worth for each of the individual deals by looking at the chart, if you inspect the network logs, you could see the individual values for each deal."Personally, I'm holding off on sharing interface pages that contain sensitive or confidential information. If I had to share, I'd check the network logs to make sure no sensitive data is being exposed unintentionally. 

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jonaskarlesNew Participant
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Two data series in a line chart

Hi!I'm trying to display two lines (series of values) in one line chart.Data goes like:Date / Value 1 / Value 21-1-2024 / 24 / 201-1-2024 / 34 / 201-2-2024 / 40 / 211-3-2024 / 52 / 21 So one line displaying 24,34,40 and 52 and another line in the same chart displaying 20, 20, 21, 21 (for same period (X-axis).Is this possible in interfaces? Or is there another way to achieve something like this?

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olgasushNew Participant
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Record Count (Interface designer, Line chart)

Hi Airtable Community!When I create line charts in Interface designer and group data by some criterion, the values ​​are not visualized the same way as if I did not group the records. (Related chart setting enabled)Please help.

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jonaskarlesNew Participant
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Ratio in interface

How can I display a ratio between two values in interface (dashboard)?I have the field "hours" in a base.In the dashboard I want to display the number of hours last week divided in a static number.Like:All records from last week.Total amount of hours from those records.Divided in 8.Plot this on a chart so I can see progress over time. I'm OK to go through a new table in the base to solve the problem

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