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JakubNew Participant
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Avg. sales by date, problem with timeframes

Hello, I find it difficult to work with time frames in Airtable. Am I missing something?Example:Let's say I'm selling cars and with each sale I add it as a sold car record to Airtable with its details.Manufacturer: AudiType: A6Date: 22/3/2024Price: 50 000 €Condition: NewNow I have a DB of all cars sold in last 4 years and I would like to make an interface where I would filter variables (type of car, condition, ...) and timeframe it was sold in to see my average monthly sales of cars that corresponds with my filter. So basically I would know that based on data from last 24 months, I've sold avg. of 0.8 Audi A6 per month.Any ideas? Thanks.

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Rich251New Participant
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Hide/Show field or group based on logged in user

Is it possible to only show certain fields to certain users?For instance, if someone is logged in and has an email that ends in @whatever.com, we can mark that field only visible to those users.Any other suggestions would be welcomed!

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revokezNew Participant
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Displaying Records as Grouped With The Record Picker

Hi, I have a Data table that is structured in the following way:IDValueQuantity101A1101B2102A3Within the data view I have these records grouped by the 'ID' field. However, when attempting to create an interface and including a 'Record Picker', it shows the records individually. E.g., I selected the first instance of ID 101 and it only shows Value A. I would like to have a record picker that when I selected ID 101 that it shows both the records for Value A and Value B. Is this possible? Thank you 

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cshenoy86Inspiring
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Dashboards

Why are elements (groups) in an airtable dashboard non resizable? I added a dashboard interface in airtable with two number groups that show the count of companies and two chart groups. When I click on the expand button on the chart group, I want it to display the pie chart and the list in a descending order with details below. Though this is seen currently, I am not able to resize the charts or increase the size of the list table below. The table is seen as a thin scrollable section at the bottom and it is a very tedious experience for a user to scroll again and again when in fact the page can be otherwise utilized to show a bigger table. (see screenshot below) As a work around, I tried to create a dashboard using a blank interface. However now the number or chart element is not clickable and it is static. This makes me think airtable dashboard is not a very cohesive tool. If one feature is present, it lacks in another feature. Is there a suggestion to show better dashboards

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Kim_Trager1Brainy
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Is it possibel to show dates in a calendar element within a record view?

Im using the "Record Review" template for users to choose a record and then see all it's details.Each of my records has multiple date fields. I'm hoping to show these dates with a calendar element, however it seems I can only show dates for every record in the whole table or dates from linked records in other tables. Not actually just the one selected. I've tried to play around with filtering but that does not seem to get me anywhere.Is it really not possible to show one or multiple dates only for the records that has been selected?

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GinNew Participant
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Displaying last entered data from form

We have a form that we use to calculate current enrollment of a program, this number will change periodically.  We have an interface that shows a bunch of other data points as well.  How can I display the last entered data for currently enrolled?

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umutNew Participant
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Filter values can not be changed on iPadOS 17 Update

Dear All,We have an digital product manufacturing line and we are using airtable to assign an order.Right now, they couldn't filter any data on airtable while it is opened on iPad. Before update it is working and they reach relavent data by using date filter.Besides, it effects not only list interface but also on any other interface.Could you please be so kind to get any help how can I overcome this issue? or which overaround solution can be implemented?Thanks in advance.Umut

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Ken11New Participant
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creating a view-only iPad drink menu

I am helping a friend's small restaurant create a drink menu that can be viewed from iPads in the restaurant.There are many types of beverages that are updated in the master Airtable.I just want a view-only way for customers to glance at that list on provided tablets. The main data types are, - image of the drink-price- descriptionswhat's the best way to do this?  If there's a good plug-in that adds to the viewing experience beyond the basic features, we don't mind paying for that too.

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fwjch1New Participant
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New to AirTable - two questions

I'm wondering if this platform offers app creation (front end GUI).

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mbm61640New Participant
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End-user Filters in Interface Display FILTERED Data as Options

At the top of my interface, I have a variety of Filters for end users. At the interface level, I've filtered out certain records using the same fields that are at the top of the interface as end-user filters. For example Published Location <> UNPUBLISHED. However, when end-users click on the filter "Published Locations", there still remains the UNPUBLISHED option which, when chosen, returns no records in the interface. I would like the records to be filtered and the filters to be... filtered. 

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Sistema_AotearoInspiring
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Mobile Interface, Copy Data from phone

I'm trying to build a system where users can copy a Roll Up/Look Up field of phone numbers directly from their phone. This field often has up to 20+ phone numbers.My current solution is to set up a pre-filled form that is accessible via mobile, in which the user will be able to highlight the pre-filled text within a single line text (pre-filled with the look-up field data). From here, users will be able to copy the data. It's a bit clunky.With the introduction of Interfaces on Mobile, I was hoping to build an interface that I could simply display the Roll Up field. However, on mobile, these fields are a bit difficult to copy out. It's still easier to use the Pre-Filled Form where users can "select all" text.Ideally, there would be a button to just copy text or a better way to display the Look Up/Roll Up fields in a way that's easily selectable to be copied. If anyone has a better suggestion for me rather than using a useless form that would be amazing!

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ErwanLPNew Participant
posted in Interface Designer
Quickly export entries from an interface

Hello everyone,I have a question about the ability to quickly export entries from an interface.In the classic Airtable interface, you can select entries and then send them by email: In Airtable's interface publication, the email function disappears:Does anyone have a solution?Many thank's ! 

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corleyreNew Participant
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How many bases to create dashboards for different clients?

HiI'm a new Airtable user and I'm trying to determine the best approach to creating a dashboard view for each client at our firm with read only access.I'm aware you can create 1 base and filter views but that would make it possible for clients to see each others dashboards.Would it be better to create a single base specific to work for a single client and use that data set to create a dashboard or is there a way to prevent a client from looking at another client's dashboard if I chose to use a single base and filter views?

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DaniMadrid24New Participant
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Add an image to a form iterface

Hi,I need to add images into a filed in a form, it it possible?

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jlabbeInspiring
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Interface not able to filter a number field

For some reason a number field is not showing up in the Interface's filter options.This happens specifically if you choose a layout with a specific widget (I'm using timeline in this case).If you choose a blank layout though, the number field IS available in the filter!What's with the inconsistency? Why would a different layout have different functionality for the same feature?I guess the alternative would be to just use a timeline in a blank page, but I don't want to that. I prefer the feel and options when you pick the timeline layout directly.

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Spencer_MullaneKnown Participant
posted in Interface Designer
Interface or 3rd Party For Possible Internal Org Use Case? Training Records

Finally have gotten fairly complete on a prototype base design for tracking training records for our company (construction industry) and while I have a decent interface setup for showcasing what we could potentially do, I am wondering if sticking with airtable native or moving to one of the 3rd party form and/or front-end platforms (fillout, noloco, softr, jotform, etc) is the right approach (costs being a consideration as well).The general use case is a base with a couple of tables used to track employees, what training they have taken (CPR/1st aid, scaffold, trench excavation, fall protection, etc) and which of those are active, expired, or expiring soon. It also logs and tracks incident reports on the various sites (what project was it on, what employee involved, what happened, corrective actions, etc).I have an interface set that has:A dashboard for our training metrics (% of training complete, what trainings are delinquent the most, filter by project/division, etc)A gallery list v

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Jeroen_SarinkParticipating Frequently
posted in Interface Designer
New bug: Unlink button on card in interface showing as a white dot on hover

Hi,For some time now, the unlink button on a card shows as a mere white dot when hovering over the item. Only when you hover over the button itself does it show the proper dark background / white 'X'.This makes it hard for users who aren't very familiar with Airtable to work with our interfaces.

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Educ-UpNew Participant
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[ISSUE] Parentheses removed when we download file

Hello,On Interface Designer of Airtable, when a user preview the PDF this is working correctly.But, when he download the PDF, Airtable remove the parentheses of the name files.Is it a normal behavior from Airtable ?We need to keep identically name file, because we need it on automation.Thanks 

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jeremy_bNew Participant
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Create an active search that pre-feel any fields with existing data in a form

Hi everyone ! 👋I'm setting up a database with a lot of elements coming from different tables.It's a database on which sales people have to make modifications, but I'd like them not to have access to this database in Edit mode.To remedy this, I'd like to create a form with an active search.e.g.: They enter a customer's name, and all the information we've already pre-filled in the fields, to avoid duplicating questions.Have you already implemented this? Is this possible?If not, what tools or workflows would you recommend?Thank you !

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danielINew Participant
posted in Interface Designer
View summed columns in a interface

Need a way to have the sum of the columns be viewable in an interface like below.  

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0800-grizzlyKnown Participant
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Possible to send other variables with interface form redirect than record_id?

Hi,I am sending users from an interface form to a Calendly event booking page using the redirect URL.Calendly would be able to receive variables such as invitee_name and invitee_email, but in the form design I can only choose record_id to be passed.Getting name and email passed from Airtable to Calendly would greatly simplify the UX and reduce error possibilities for e.g. email address between Airtable and Calendly.Is there some workaround how to get other variables than record_id to be passed?Rgds,Björn

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Raphael_de_BernNew Participant
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Conditional tab

Hello community,I've searched through the forum and haven't found an answer, even though I think I might have one.Actually, I would like certain people among our team and our clients to have access to some information on the interface, while others do not. I'm not sure how to go about this.Should I create another interface, or is it possible to have conditional tabs within the interface?Thanks!

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bobwilliamsNew Participant
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Using an interface to relate records based on a common linked record field

I have an Airtable table that contains Requests and another that contains Devices. Both share a common link record to a Company table. A Company has a 1 to many relations to both Devices and Requests. Also, there's a 1 to 1 mapping between Requests and Devices. I'd like to have an Airtable Interface where I look at all "open" Requests and based on that Request's company field, choose an "available" Device mapped to the same company to be linked to that Request.Is this possible and if so, any guidance on how to go about that?

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Scott_BrastedInspiring
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Interfaces - Field Not Available in Filter Drop Down

Good morning, I am working on an Interface and I want to add a drop down filter for a specific field in the table I am using. But Airtable is only offering me one field and it is a linked field. Is there a reason that a native short text field is not available to use as a filter? This Interface is of no value if I cannot filter by this field. I do not want my users to have to use the filter button the top right as it requires skills most of them do not have.Thanks for any help you can give.Thanks, Scott

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Ruchika_Abbi1
Ruchika_Abbi1Inspiring
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Range Limit for Date in Interface forms

 I see that Interface forms have validation for dates. Question is how to set it up? I would like to set up the start date to be 14 days from today, but the Range limit doesn't allow dynamic settings. What does this Range limit help with then?

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