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Re: What's the term I'm looking for?

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Kenneth_Raghuna
8 - Airtable Astronomer
8 - Airtable Astronomer

Imagine that we create two records in a table:

1. The first is created through a form submission, so many of its fields are filled in at (or near) the instant that the record is created.

2. The second is created by using the "+" button on a grid view. The record itself is created, then fields are populated as the user fills them in.

Is there a term/pair of terms used to describe the "completeness" of a record upon creation? As in, the record created in scenario 1 is said to be **insert word here**, while the record created in scenario 2 is **insert other word here**.

I often find myself asking other users how records are created in their bases in order to determine what types of automations are appropriate (ie. The "When a record is created" trigger can only be relied upon when you know that the necessary fields are populated on the record's creation). What word or phrasing is usually used for this?

I'm ideally looking for the academic term but I'd love to hear anything that everyone else uses to describe this.

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Nicole_Merwin
5 - Automation Enthusiast
5 - Automation Enthusiast

Populated vs. Unpopulated ? 

Filled vs. Unfilled ?

Completed vs. Started?

Just some ideas that come to mind.

Academic term might be Synchronous Population vs. Asynchronous Population, Atomic Record Creation vs. Deferred Record Completion

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Leslie_Doye_Gar
Airtable Employee
Airtable Employee

I typically refer to record creation via the two scenarios detailed as:

  • Form-generated
  • Data layer-generated (or Base-generated)

I can't think of a more concise or academic term way to communicate that an entry is complete versus incomplete.

Kenneth_Raghuna
8 - Airtable Astronomer
8 - Airtable Astronomer

Thanks for the response @Leslie_Doye_Gar !

Nicole_Merwin
5 - Automation Enthusiast
5 - Automation Enthusiast

Populated vs. Unpopulated ? 

Filled vs. Unfilled ?

Completed vs. Started?

Just some ideas that come to mind.

Academic term might be Synchronous Population vs. Asynchronous Population, Atomic Record Creation vs. Deferred Record Completion

Karlstens
11 - Venus
11 - Venus

My initial thought is that - the committed record is complete vs incomplete.

Kenneth_Raghuna
8 - Airtable Astronomer
8 - Airtable Astronomer

Thank you @Nicole_Merwin . What I was really seeking were words to describe the record creation process itself, rather than a descriptor for the records, specifically.

I like both of the academic suggestions you offered.