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Sep 14, 2020 01:03 PM
This question was asked, answered and closed earlier. I’m new to Airtable and I want to create a pull down with several options. How do i do this?
Sep 14, 2020 08:36 PM
Welcome to the community, @Sandra_Southwick! :grinning_face_with_big_eyes: If you want only one of those options to be selected for a given record, that would be a Single Select field type. If you want to pick an arbitrary combination of options from a list, that’s the Multiple Select field type. More about these field types can be seen here:
Sep 15, 2020 07:53 AM
Thanks Justin. This was very helpful. I appreciate the quick answer.
Regards,
Sandra
Sep 16, 2020 04:28 PM
Hello again Justin,
I have three questions for you.
Are there any limits to how many records I can have on the free database?
Are there any time limits that the database is free?
How can I make a copy of my database in case of a catastrophic failure of the cloud, etc?
Thanks very much for any help you are able to give me.
Regards,
Sandra Southwick
Sep 16, 2020 05:31 PM
Base limits are set by the plan of the workspace they’re in. Here’s an overview of the workspace plan types, and the base record limits for each.
Free-plan workspaces will always be free. There’s no time limit.
You can export any table from any base as a CSV file, though there are some limitations to what will be exported. Read more about CSV exporting here:
There are also third-party tools that will let you create more robust backups of your bases. I don’t recall the names off the top of my head, but a quick search of the community should help you find the related threads fairly quickly.
Sep 16, 2020 06:20 PM
I just set up a scenario in Integromat and it backed my records up quite easily.
It was a very short scenario.
Hope this suggestion helps.
Mary Kay
Sep 18, 2020 09:03 PM
Thank you, Justin. Again you have been very helpful.
Regards,
Sandra Southwick
Sep 18, 2020 09:18 PM
Here is a great 3rd-party backup tool for Airtable:
Sep 19, 2020 09:30 AM
Thank you Scott. I’ll take a look at this option.
Regards,
Sandra