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Hello! I need help updating my records with automation. There are 2 tables: one is a table that I use to create reports on the status of our Lights: each location has an ID, say 1234 and associated barcodes like a light #, a controller # and a pole # The other is a table of the entries from the tech team doing maintenance in the field. they report what ID they worked on and if there were changes in the light #, controller # and pole # Often the tech crew mistypes stuff and I need to review their submissions before changing our table thus not to corrupt our internal database. So I synch the Tech’s table in my base and added a few columns like Pole # fix which copies their input as a text so I edit it if needed and I can have a comparison between what the tech inputted and what I edited it to. I then made a checkmark which is the trigger of the automation, essentially saying that everything is good and to update the light #, the pole # and controller # in our table of the ID that they w

Is there a way to embed an Airtable into a Mailchimp newsletter? I am trying to get rid of the “click here” in the newsletter and just have the table itself show up in the newsletter. Thanks!

I’m building a simple app for internal use, i.e. not shared. The App calls an external API endpoint which requires an API key. Also there is a staging and a production endpoint. I have read about GobalConfig, but all the docs say do not store sensitive information here. There is no guidance on where to store sensitive data. Please can someone tell me where I store credentials for an external API and also how I can use something like environment variables to swap the stage/prod endpoint and stage/prod API key.

Hi everyone! I am using Airtable to have my applicants fill out their information. Now I am thinking to use it for test (multiple choice question type). Can I set a scoring system in the airtable? That way I don;t have to check the answers manually if they select the correct one?

I am pulling the records from a table, and I am able to loop through all the records, but in the API documentation I can only see examples for pulling specific cell values by directly calling each specific field name. In order to future-proof the script in the event that someone changes field names at some point, I’d like to programmatically loop through all the fields without having to know what all the field names are and hard-coding them in. Anyone know how to do this?

Hi - we have multiple bases in our workspace. Is there a way to give a team member “creator” permission for one base and “read only” for another? The bases are for different departments. Thanks for any ideas! Katherine

I’m trying to filter out dates for records in the past, seems like something silly, that should be built in … how do I do this?

This is for a non-profit that teaches English to immigrants. For this summer, we want students to be able to choose from among classes at their level. On the registration form, I’d like a student to choose their level, then be presented with the available classes at that level. (The available classes at that level could be determined by a filtered view, or some other kind of condition.) Is there a way to do this with AT/addins? I realized that I could create a different form for each of our 7 levels. But we’re having 2 summer sessions, so that would be 14 forms, and we would need to have each form in 6 languages … I found an unresolved question like this from a few years back, am hoping it is now possible. I really appreciate your help!

I’m new to Airtable and would like to hire someone to design a shareable database for our school bus transportation company. I am looking to design a database to record route structures that vary Monday thru Friday. I am currently using an excel spreadsheet and would like to build a shareable Airtable database to record employees assignments. Located in Chicago, but I believe its a very simple process and can be done remotely.

Hello, I’ve been trying to import a csv to one of my tables and I get a “… cells values could not be mapped” error - the error suggest that I should enable the “create missing select options” to fix it but the option disables itself every time I enable it. This leads to some blank cells on my spreadsheet. How can I fix this?

Trying to print a view in landscape but at first it previews in portrait, with the data. So I cancel and try and select print view again, click landscape, again, then when I select next I see blank pages in portrait, and many, many blank pages. Am I missing something. Thank you.

We have an Airtable form, where people can upload documents. When someone uploads a pdf oder jpg image, we can see the image and download it. But someone uploaded a HEIC file, and we can neither see nor download it. The download button does not show up. PS: I found a not very straight forward way to fix the problem. It’s possible to download the file in the iPhone app. But there should be a fix to allow downloads of these files on a Desktop.

Hello, I am using the CSV import app to update my airtbale base, but one of the values from the CSV keeps returning this message when trying to save the records “The following values won’t be imported”. The value is a percentage, and I tried to change the format in excel to number, general, percentages… but no matter what I do, the same message comes. Does anybody know why the value is not recognized?

Hi team, Is there a way to create a stacked bar chart that goes to 100%; i.e. showing the % split of records instead of simply the absolute count of records. I have this chart to roughly measure conversion rate from various sources; But it would be even better if each bar extended to 100% and instead showed the percentage of records from each source that either booked or were lost. Is it possible to create something like this; either by manipulating the data via formula, or with a chart/app option that I’m missing?

I’m getting an over limit warning in a base with only 1,034 records. (Nothing is filtered.) It’s not a problem — I’ve been thinking about splitting up this base anyway. But, what gives? Is the limit 1,200 or is it something less?

I am getting this error many many time a day only with Airtable Site I have 32 GB of Ram, Chrome 64 What can I do to avoid it?

Hello! I need to get the number of each row in the table. I tried to use the Autonumber for this and it worked until I changed the number of rows in the table. In this regard, i have a question: Is there a way to automatically update the Autonumber every time a new row is added or removed? Or perhaps there is another way to get the current row number?

Hi, I’m using for the first time the Jira Cloud App. It simplifies a lot of step. But I’m missing on simple field and I don’t think it is a custom one. I’m looking for a Resolved field. Like the Created or the Updated which are imported fields with date and time. Is there a way to get this field in airtable through the app? Regards, Christian

Hi there ! I have been using airtable for 1 year now and I can"t figure out a solution for the problem I have right now. Here is the thing : I would like to develop a form in which people can process internal orders for suppliers, products and quantity. In the form we would have : Existing client, if not, create one Then select the first type(s) of product(s) from the supplier A Select product(s) from supllier B etc … I have 15 suppliers and +/- 20 products per suppliers I tried many things, but does not seem to work … Should I use a third party tool or something ? Do you guys had the same issue ? thanks !

Can I password protect a form?

Hey everybody. I recently got introduced to Airtable and I am currently setting it up for project management. For estimating when a task is completed I want to know whether a date time is after the end of the workday. E.g. Raven starts a 2-hour task at 16:30 with the workday ending at 17:00 - that should be picked up by the system. My intended approach is to add the raw time to the kick-off datetime and then compare this to the same datetime except at 17:00. This is where I have an issue: How do I extract the date, month and year from a datetime and then set my own HH:mm parameter? Virtual cookie to the wizard who can get me out of this nut :slightly_smiling_face:

Hi everyone, I’m pretty new at Airtable and I making a little testing project to see scripting functionalities. Is there any way to change the header value in some table with scripting app? Thank u all.

Hi everyone! We are currently setting up our social media planner in Airtable and we are wondering if there’s a way to automate the reporting. For example, would it be possible to automatically feed the performance of the individual social media posts (on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest) back to the Airtable sheet? If so, what’s the best way to set it up? Thanks! Jess

I suddenly am not able to use the app on my old phone (Samsung S4) even though it has Android 5.01 on it (it wont update to any newer version). its been fine for about 8 months, but today it wouldn’t show normal updates, and when i tried to do a reinstall, it says it cant run on my device. I understand this phone is obsolete, but its been very useful in my production environment to have this old phone to do production time tracking without tying up my regular phone or laptop which would be too inconvenient I also tried to run Airtable from Chrome, but it wont activate, sends me a magic link that is only applicable on a laptop or desktop. any work around? thanks

Is there a way to search for the appearance of a certain word that might appear in any of a number of fields? I know one can set up a filter and use “or” and list all the possible fields, but is there a simpler way to do that? Thanks, Robert