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hannajohnsonNew Participant
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Global filtering for an Interface

I am using Airtable to manage a sales pipeline. I have created a sales dashboard using interfaces which reads across all opportunities. I want to be able to create quarterly and monthly reports by duplicating this dashboard and then filtering the records it reads to a specific date range.I can't seem to find the option for filtering a dashboard at the global level - does it exist?

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Sistema_AotearoInspiring
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Kanban Sorting Interface Bug

Hi Airtable team!Not sure if this is the right place for reporting bugs.I'm also aware that the features being released are all still a work in progress.I have a Kanban interface that is sorted by a date field. It works great on desktop, but not on mobile. On mobile, the records are still sorted alphabetically. I also like the feature on desktop where we're able to hide empty stacks which also has not translated over to mobile yet.I also wouldn't mind if the mobile Kanban looked the same as desktop and we just had to scroll to the right to see more stacks.Again, if improving some of the mobile experience is something already being worked on, that's great! Just wanted to bring attention to the "sorting bug" specifically.

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kmm23New Participant
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Line Graph Issues

Hello!Anyone have an idea as to why my line graph is a bunch of scribbles? I want to chart number of applicants to specific majors overtime from term to term. The terms are in the correct chronological order on the x-axis, but for some reason the lines start in random terms and jump to other random terms.Thank you for any help!  

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mbrinkleyKnown Participant
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Record Detail URL with new Dashboard

Hey allBeen working with the new Dashboard option and so far I have had a positive experience. One thing that I seem to have lost is the ability to link to a sidesheet record detail like I can in other Interface page.For example, I have an interface page that is just a list and I am able to open a detail sidesheet from that interface page using a URL like this:  https://airtable.com/apptXXXXXXXXXXXXX/pagXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/recXXXXXXXXXXXXXX?tableId=tblXXXXXXXXXXXXXX  Which is great, I can hand out that link and people will go to the interface page and the sidesheet opens for the record.It looks like I am unable to do that with the new Dashboard page. Is that correct? Or is there another way to do that?Cheers! 

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MikeServentNew Participant
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Date Range on the Interface Timeline view

Hi there,I’m using the Interface timeline view to display lots of events that happen over a 2-week period in October 2024. However, for some reason the total date range visible in the timeline view is 1st Feb24 until 20th Jan25 – which means the horizontal scrollbar is tiny, and very difficult to use. I have to scroll very carefully left and right to find my 2 week period. Does anyone know what defines the date range please ? And more importantly, does anyone know how to change it ? I want ONLY my two week period to be viewable, with no ability to scroll to dates before or after. All thoughts gratefully received, thank you !

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acoron2New Participant
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Interface to add projects with numerous tasks (each with their own record)?

Hello! I am trying to build an interface that would allow our team to plan out large projects that require multiple tasks, all in one form. For example, I want to input a Project 1, add a description, input a deadline, and add a priority status. This should feed into a Projects table and I assume have a field that links to the task records.In that same form, I want the ability to add smaller tasks that are part of the larger project. Specifically, I want to be able to add tasks, a description or notes, a deadline, and most importantly an assignee to that specific task only (not the project). This should feed into a Tasks table with each task as its own record.One form would be best versus having to create a project on its own and create task records separately. Is there any way to do this? Is this even possible in Airtable?

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Changing Format of Number on Dashboard Interface

I'm making a dashboard from an interface, and when I display a number that is the sum or average of a group of fields it always displays the number with two digits after the decimal. Is there a way to round that number to no places after the decimal?Also for some of the numbers, I want to add a dollar sign to the beginning of the number. Is there a way to do that when the number is using a "Number" field?

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fatimashahbazNew Participant
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Creating a line graph tracking utilization over a cumulative time period

Hi there!I'm building out a capacity / utilization tracker on Airtable. I'm trying to build a line graph, using either the chart extension or interface tool, comparing utilization per team over a set amount of time.Each of my tasks has an start and end date -- I'm able to see the sum total of utilization per team by end date (i.e., tasks ending in May or June), but I'd like to plot it based off overall duration as I have some tasks that start in one month and end in another.As in, if I have a task that take 15% weekly utilization from May 2nd to June 30th, I'd like it to show up in my team utilization line graph for BOTH May and June, which will help me show total utilization by month.  Ideally, I could do this by week, but I'm assuming month is simpler. Is there any way I could do this? I'm wondering if I can do a date-if formula to splice out the months that my task is in and then use that as my X axis?Thanks in advance!

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adamsimmsNew Participant
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Lookup Fields interface is inconsistent for Forms and existing Records

Why is the form interface different than editing an existing record for selected related/lookup fields in another table? The form interface for adding a new record is very minimal and only shows 1 field while editing an existing record shows multiple fields. Ideally, I want the new record form to show more details so I can filter out the best option. Is there any way to get the new form field to show more details?I've attached the screenshots below to show the differences: Adding new record form Editing existing recordBase details: I have a base with multiple tables that use lookup fields. 1 table for Publications1 table for ReferencesThe References table has a lookup to relate to individual Publications. 

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vespid84New Participant
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Need help calculating a rate in dashboard view.

I'm trying to show the graduation rate  and drop out rate of program participants in a dashboard. We used to track both in separate fields to using the percent filled under summary type, but both fields were recently combined into one. I tried to find a way to show an accurate percent of graduates and non graduates with both being under the same field, and have been unable to do so. Is there a way to do it? If so, what is it?I'm trying to show this as a straight up number, and not in graph form. 

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dk82734Known Participant
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Interfaces Unusable on Web - Hitting API Rate Limits

Hi there,So interfaces seem really helpful, but I essentially can't use *any* of them, because it appears they consume from the 5 request/second per base rate limit that currently causes *all* interfaces to fail.  This is because we have many automations already accessing the base, accordingly.Can someone from the Airtable team comment on whether this is intentional?  I was hoping the interface designer used a different API rate limit quota than for my backend automations, but it seems that's not the case.Thanks!

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OBTHERMNew Participant
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Add a map element as an option in Interfaces

We track inventory and want to be able to show our inventory based on where it is located geographically. 

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Mary13New Participant
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FILTER INTERFACE

Hello, How can I have only the last number entered in the data without needing to put a filter in place with the month indicated ?Thank you so much 

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rfscott2016Known Participant
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Comparing two formula fields in a bar chart in a dashboard

I am trying to bar chart comparison of 2 fields in a table Project Name Pod Name Planned Duration Actual duration project 1pod 134project 2pod 21011project 3pod 31214project 4pod 11112project 5pod 21210project 6pod 3119project 7pod 1119project 8pod 2119Row LabelsSum of Planned Duration Sum of Actual duration Grand Total8178pod 12525pod 23330pod 32323Is there a way to chart this in a dashboard given the first set of data? Or is there a secondary table that I need to have then chart it from there 

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LindaPNew Participant
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Mobile Interface

Hi, newbe to Airtable which is great, except a few nigglesI've set up an Interface for Mobile and viewed it on iPhoneIn Kanban view in the iPhone App it only displays a list of #RecordNumbersWhen you click on a record number then, sure, you can see the whole record, but I want the Client Name field displayed, otherwise the user has to carry a list of #RecordNumbers vs #ClientName with them to know which is whichCan I do this?

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mirkolandoInspiring
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Sharing Interfaces

Hi Airtable Community,  I have two questions regarding the interfaces.How / where can I set who can share an interface? I don’t want everyone to be able to share informations.   Can I set that certain users / user groups can only see certain pages of an interface?  Thank youBestMirko

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Ella11Inspiring
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mobile interface list spacing of field name

Hello,In the photo below some of the names in the linked field are cut off. This is extremely annoying and I cannot figure how to get the entire name to show. On the desktop this is less of an issue (2nd photo) but I think it has something to do with the formula and the line break in the Pallet ID field. In the base, the pallet id and materials fields have no line breaks in the content. Does anyone know how to get rid of this annoying and inconsistent line break? Or just show the full name?Thanks in advance for any help!    

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wootiKnown Participant
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Interface-only collaborators receiving "Cannot access this data" on some Interface pages

Hi thereAs in the title, the error "Cannot access this data" has started appearing on some Interface pages.I have base access and am not seeing this issue. The issue has only occurred for collaborators with Interface-only access.It's happening on Interface pages that were created as Lists and Grids.Duplicating the page with issues fixes the issue. 

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Grouping List view by Status if showing nested records (Levels)

Hi everyone,An interesting Restriction / Bug I've found but unsure if anyone can help?I have a basic list view that lists Tasks, with associated Subtasks as drop downs by using the 'Levels' setup.With this basic, 2 level setup I now can't Group my Tasks by Status?  Anything I add in the 'Group' option on the right (no matter where I have selected on the window) only affects the Subtasks that are nested, not the parent TaskAny ideas?Thanks!

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Fabian_WinklerNew Participant
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Sharing multiple Interfaces via Link not possible?

Hi all, I have the following issue:I have 3 different Interfaces: WorkTeamProduct RelatedEach with multiple Views. The "Team" Interface is more like team internal.So I want to share the "Work" and "Product Related" Interface with most of the company via a link. However, as soon as I select more than one Interface, the "Invite by link" option is gone. Is there a way to do it? A colleague with the free plan mentioned that he is able to share multiple Interfaces at the same time. We didn't figure out what is different though. Would be little bit annoying/confusing if everything has to click on 2 links. Single Interface selected: Multiple selected:  

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Soutien_CommercNew Participant
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Embed airtable interfaces into Notion

Hello AT community, Can we embed Airtable interfaces (dashboards) to website or Notion for exemple ? Thanks

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jhellenlNew Participant
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mobile app error: "Interface pages not currently supported"

I designed some simple list based interfaces for my database. when loading them in app on android or iOS, I get an error message:"this page is not currently supported on mobile. open the page on desktop to view it"Not sure why this wouldn't be supported. each page is just a list element with some filters. a couple use groups, and a couple have a filter element. apps are all current (6.4.0 on android & 10.7 on iOS).

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kpizzleNew Participant
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How could I create a "Thumbs up" on a record system?

I have a ticketing system built out in interfaces. Id like for people to have ability to "thumbs up" an open ticket. Almost like a community voting on which feature I should add next. Ideally, would love to only let each user vote once per record id but I know thats alot to ask for. Is there a way I could accomplish this via a clever button or something? On an Interface page I just display a grid of open tickets, and would be great if you could just click a Button field inside of the grid to vote up on it. 

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harimonthstayzInspiring
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Room service options using conditional logic forms

We a long term property rental company in Thailand and we keep getting requests such as need additional towels, pillows or something broken to be fixed in rooms or cleaning to be done. We are a remote team and our housekeeping/technicians will fulfill these requests. Unlike normal hotels which have a dedicated staff within their properties, we have taken multiple rooms in multiple properties on lease. Hence a dedicated staff for each property is not economically viable. I want to create a form for each of our customers who would wish to get the services we want. These services can broadly be classified into three types at the moment:1) Need some supplies (like towels, iron boards, drying racks, coffee maker, etc.)2) Cleaning of rooms to be done3) Something broken/not working to be fixed (like Wifi, AC, TV, water heater, etc.)I have attached a pic which depicts the workflow. Need help in preparing a schema as well as a form which can establish the above explained objective 

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kaspyfbabyNew Participant
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Pre-fill Record Picker Via URL?

Hi everyoneI have an Interface built out that has a record picker with fields and such below. I'm wondering if theres another way to get a user to that page and pre-fill the record picker. If I let users just expand details via a grid/list/gallery it's not as in-depth as if I use a record picker + regular page combo, so I want to get users there another way. I tried using ?prefill but it didnt work. Maybe someone knows of a workaround? Wish you could connect a filter to a record picker, but ya can't. I'm just trying to make charts and graphs and have more than 2 buttons in a grouping 😭

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