Update Balance - Update Record Automation

[Ash_Hallett]

Hi all,

I’m new to Airtable, so it’s likely I’m being an idiot over here.

I recently connected the Fintable Extension to integrate banking data; Account Balances and Transactions to a Fintable Base.

I have then synced that Base in to Tables in to my Main Base to use. I have a Table where I have used a Gallery View to host card details and if it’s active, expired, type of account etc, see example…

Now, what I am trying to do, is create an automation that automatically updates the Current Balance Field as soon as that field is updated (based on the Fintable Base Sync).

When creating this Automation, here is what I tried setting up -

However, time and time again I get this error, and I cannot for the life of me figure out why?

[Mohamed_Swella1]

Hi @Ash_Hallett ,

Welcome to Airtable Community !

You need to click on the gear icon beside the current Balance automation ands choose Dynamic Value then choose the field you need. From what I see here you are trying to pass the “£” as a value to a currency field which will only accept numbers.

If this helps, please mark this as Solution :slightly_smiling_face:

[Ash_Hallett]

Thanks for the response Mohamed, but unfortunately I still get the same error!

[Mohamed_Swella1]

Please screenshot the field after you have mapped it using the Dynamic value. Is the field you are referencing also a Currency field?

[Ash_Hallett]

Here’s each step, starting with…
Trigger

Trigger Test

Action

Action Test

[Mohamed_Swella1]

Sorry I missed it the first time. The Record ID part is wrong. First you need to link the Fintable Act Sync table to the Finance table so that you know which record you need to update. Alternatively, you need to add a Find Records step to get the record id you want to update. After that, you can input this record id in this step

[Ash_Hallett]

Afraid that still doesn’t work.

The find records piece works perfectly, shows me all of the different fields etc in the Fintable Act Sync table, but it still won’t let me run an update record to the Finance table, exactly the same error.

[Mohamed_Swella1]

The Find Record should run on the table you want to update, i.e. on the Finance table to find the record you want to update.

You need to get the record id of the record you want to update. Which record do you want to update? Based on what should Airtable update that record?

[Ash_Hallett]

The same thing happens.

I’m just trying to get the Current Balance from Fintable Acct Sync, and update the Finance table field - Current Balance.

So whenever the Finance Table Acct Sync field - Current Balance - updates, then the Finance table field - Current Balance - will update

[Mohamed_Swella1]

Please post screenshots of both tables and mark the RECORD that is being updated in Fintable Acct Sync with the corresponding RECORD in Finance table