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Rodney_Beadon
Rodney_BeadonKnown Participant
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2Fa Authetication and QR code

I have to put into place a secure Data base that I can generate a form from and when it's completed populates the Data base. I would like the feature where for that particular information I can generate a QR code, so if scanned the information associated with that form can be read. when scanning the QR code 2FA authentication is required. Is this possible in Airtable. If so could I have directions as to how to get this going. I want to try and do this myself if I fail I will ask for assistance or a developer to do it for me

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Lauren_BriskinKnown Participant
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Multiple "Submit" buttons?

I apologize- I feel like this is probably already asked and answered, but I’ve run out of search ideas. We have a form with lots of conditional logic- it’s being used as a call script. There are several places where folks may jump off and want to hit “Submit”- dead ends on the tree. Is there a way to do this?

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jzellerNew Participant
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pro back up vs on2air. Which is the best and safest way to back up airtable data

pro back up vs on2air. Which is the best and safest way to back up airtable data

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linds_kadminNew Participant
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Pro Backup security?

Hi all - I am looking to see if anyone has information on the safety of using Pro Backup as their main backup program for Airtable. Our company is needing a backup for our system and this seems to be the best one we've landed on, but we can't get a straight forward answer from Airtable on if they feel like it is a secure company to work with. If you or your team uses Pro Backup, I'd love to hear about your experience and if you feel like your data has stayed safe. If you don't have experience with Pro Backup but have another backup program/system you recommend, that would be helpful as well. Thank you!

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Mario ArauzNew Participant
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Automatización entre base de airtable

Tengo  una duda pudo con alguna automatización llevarme datos de una base a otra ?

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Mike_AutomaticN
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KIWParticipating Frequently
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Send Email when alle entries has a specific status

I need please a automation with the following logic:I have the table 1 with the name: “table_data” and a table 2 with the name “table_email”.I need please the following logic.Step 1:If in table “table_data” all existing entries with same “email” and same “finish_date” has the “status” = “Fotografiert” we must do a entrie in table “table_email”.In table “table_email” we write the following fields from table “table_data”:salutation (in table_email = email_salutation) firstname (in table_email = email_firstname) lastname (in table_email = email_lastname) order_id (in table_email = email_order_id) finish_date (in table_email = email_finish_date) number_records (in table_email = email_number_records) email (in table_email = email_email) Step 2:Each 2 minutes we proof if we have a entry in table “table_email” without value in field “email_send_date”. In this case we send a email (lets say the one with template name = “email_done”) to the email address from from field “email_email”.Thanks ver

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Julian_E_Post
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Prefill a Specific Date in a Form

I’ve seen a lot of requests for specifying Today() as a prefill option for a date field, but I haven’t been able to find any asking whether you can pass Airtable a specific date as a prefill option. Is this a thing?

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Lila11New Participant
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Linked records in Form needs to show 2 fields

I have a dropdown menu in a form that is linking to another table. The other table has dates and a label for each date. I need the dropdown menu to show both the date and the label for the user. It currently only shows the date in the preview.

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ScottWorld
tsullivan
tsullivanNew Participant
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Invalid Permissions Error via Zapier

I’m trying to troubleshoot an error that’s coming up on a Zap of mine with little luck. Everything works except the last step, which involves updating a field in Airtable with a ticket ID retrieved from Freshdesk. I receive the following error: Invalid permissions, or the requested model was not found. Check that both your user and your token have the required permissions, and that the model names and/or ids are correct. I’m not having much luck with this one because I have the exact same zap set up for another table in the same base, exactly the same way, and that one returns no such error and runs successfully. Just to go through each part on this step:The airtable account and action (Update record) are correct, same as the zap that is working properly The configure step connects to the correct base, the right table, and references the record from previous steps and the retrieved freshdesk ticket ID, same as the properly working zapBut for some reason, this one gives the error when a

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Alexandria PNew Participant
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Toggle between accounts with different emails

I found a similar thread from four years ago but was unable to reply. I use Airtable personally, for freelance work, and for my 9-5 all with different emails/log in credentials. I would love a way to easily toggle between these things without having to log in and out every time and to avoid getting access error messages when following a link. Canva and Google both do this very easily. It would be great to be able to do so in the desktop and mobile app. 

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luismiKnown Participant
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baserow.io VS airtable

Hello, Any experience with https://baserow.io/We are interested on features missed from Airtable, or viceversa, features missed from Baserow.And, also imporant any experience regarding migration from/to between those platforms, if any.

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ReallyRandyNew Participant
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Can no longer add choices to a dropdown list.

Why can I no longer add choices to my “Language” dropdown? I used to be able to select the “Language” column header and select edit, but now clicking on the header does nothing. 

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Dana_SelzerInspiring
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Where do I find how many external emails have been sent per day?

Where in Airtable do I look to find how many emails have been sent per day? And is it every 24 hours or per actual day?

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LavenderwiseNew Participant
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Print Copy of Completed Form

Hello, I want to front load that I am annoyed and have been frustratingly trying to brute force this for two weeks with no luck. This is meant to be read with a neutral tone of voice.My issue: I operate a small nonprofit and have hit a brick wall trying to get airtable to work for what we need it to do. We have a beautiful form that we created, information populates great, but printing the completed form is impossible. I’ve tried creating it with the design tool, but that doesn’t work at all (it’s broken, we can’t even create something to test it), and we can’t afford to pay yet another company hundreds of dollars to do this for a platform that should have it built in.I’m surprised and rather irritated that this simple thing isn’t included in the pricetag for airtable… I have a staff of 5 and a minuscule budget. I can’t afford to pay multiple organizations to do something that we were told was built in. This is literally the only reason we went with airtable over other platforms, and n

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HDE-MapNew Participant
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Import, Match and Update Existing Records by Record ID

Hello - I've searched the discussions, but found no resolution to this issue - to display my database addresses on a map, I have to convert the addresses to GPS coordinates, which I've done - now to re-integrate the new columns with the coordinates into the Airtable base, I found the CSV import extension, which would work great... however, the option to merge by Record ID is not available, and I have no other way to merge them. We have branches of organizations with the same name multiple times - how can I get the same functionality but matching by Record ID?

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JTRFS53New Participant
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Historical Viewing in Airtable

Hey. I'm new to Airtable because the person previously in charge left suddenly. I think my question is regarding Historical Viewing in Airtable. In an Interface, is it possible to look back further than 30 days ago? I am able to look ahead 10 months but can only look back 30 days. Is there a simple way to do this, or do we need to upgrade our plan to unlock this feature? Thanks.

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Amy_Van_RiperNew Participant
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[SOLVED] Adding a Photo via a Form

I am using Airtable with a new nonprofit. One of my bases is all about the Volunteers. I have successfully set up the tables to track contact info, training completed, hour tracking and more. I was even able to figure out how to set up a form for the Volunteers to fill out using a wall mounted iPad to do the data entry themselves for their hours worked. On that form, they are able to choose their name from the existing list because I have linked it to the main table. It works perfectly and allows me to create reports to track hours by person, role, date, etc. But then my boss asked that we have a photo for each Volunteer attached to their information in AirTable. OK. I can do that with an attachment field. But then I decided that I wanted the Volunteers to do that data entry as well. So I created another form that works satisfactorily and allows them to use the same iPad to take a photo. They have the ability to choose their name because it is linked to the main table, and then do an

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douglaslassanceInspiring
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Non-anonymous forms

Is it possible to make a form that requires authentification in order to make sure that “Created by” is populated when the form is submitted?

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Tareq_SojolNew Participant
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Collecting Info from writers without having them sign up

I have a table with a list of articles that need to be written. The fields on the table are; article id, article progress status, author, drive link, Article title, Guidelines and deadline. I have created a sharable view with which my writers can see which articles they are assigned to and the necessary details without signing in. I collect the articles via a form where they submit the drive URL and the article id with a status (writing done) Problem is, when they submit the article it always creates a new record and I have to manually transfer the URL and change the status to the original record and delete the row that has been created by the form. Is there a way, to make it possible that the writers can submit the URL to the original record and change the status? without signing in.

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Neal_Miller1New Participant
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Updating Existing Records Problem

I need external parties to update existing records. I have successfully created a second base that serves as the receiver of the updated fields. I accomplished that by creating a form in the second base and using the URL from the form to create a formula field in the first base that will pass a record identifier to the second base. The URL works well and the record identifier from the first base shows up in the new record (RequestID) in the second base to match the record being updated from the first base. My problem seems to be with the automation. I am using when the form, from the second base, is submitted to trigger the automation. I then added update record to the automation. Based on a video covering the topic by Julian Post, I list the second table called New Update as the Table in the configuration. I list RequestID from the second table as the Record ID. For testing purposes, I add just one field in the Field section. I set it to dynamic and map the corresponding field wi

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Marissa_GreeneNew Participant
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Adding a Liability Waiver to a Form

I am using Airtable for volunteer sign up for an event and wondering if somehow I can add the liability release form electronically. Has anyone done this before within forms? We need a signature and what not so I don’t know if there’s a way to add an attachment they can type in and then that would save on my end. Any suggestions appreciated.

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Shaq_CherisNew Participant
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Non-Anonymous Forms: Name of the person who submitted the form?

The form that I have will only be used by internal folks and all the information populated will be on their record. We are running into an issue where it says that the “form was submitted by anonymous.” We’d like to track who submitted the form to see how many forms a person submitted in a given month. Is there a way we can have the name of the person who submitted the form? And is there a way for me to link form entries to that person’s record?

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Tomasz_KretekNew Participant
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Log the user data from form responses

How do I collect email address of people who fill the form? Do they need to fill in the email field each time? Or can that be just noted from a logged in user?

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ScottWorld
Ruchika_Abbi1
Ruchika_Abbi1Inspiring
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Calling a script from within a form

I’m trying to create a form as follows; Based on the entry on one of the fields, I send out an API request with the field value. I get a result from the API and I show that in the form itself. Is this possible?

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OBCDCNew Participant
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Create public links for multiple single records

Is there a way I can share just a single record with an individual, via a customized link?  My nonprofit runs a program where people apply and then their application goes through various stages.  We have an Airtable form (as the application), which links to a base where each person’s application is displayed as a separate record.  We would like a way for people to automatically view the status of their application, so we are trying to see if there is a way to share their own record with them, but only their record-- not anyone else’s records in the base. Obviously, we could copy and paste their record and send it to them, but we often are contacted multiple times by people who are wanting to know about the status of their application as it moves through the phases, so we are curious whether we could create a custom link that we can send to people after they initially submit their application.  The idea would be that they can then return to the same link periodically to see updates in t

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