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Add new record button at top of desktop table

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Aaron_Owen
7 - App Architect
7 - App Architect

On the iOS app there’s a yellow plus sign at the bottom of the table view that allows you to easily add a new record to the table despite not being scrolled to the bottom of the table.

I would like to be able to add a new record on the desktop version without having to scroll down to the bottom of a (sometimes very large) table. I have a people / contacts table with ~1600 records and in order to add a new record, I currently have to scroll to the very bottom.

Filters could help this issue by filtering records so that only a subset of the table’s records are shown which would make the table appear smaller, but I’ve run into another issue when I add a new record to a filtered table: usually the new record is filtered immediately because the filter is based on the record containing a certain value, which the new record doesn’t have. Being able to have columns populate a default value on new records would really help this situation.

But I’d love to be able to add a new record with a button at the top of the table which would add a new record and take me directly to that new record in the interface.

18 Comments
Micha
4 - Data Explorer
4 - Data Explorer

Pretty please add this button. It can be a floating button or just a button next to the button to change views. :slightly_smiling_face:

Brett_Power
5 - Automation Enthusiast
5 - Automation Enthusiast

I also want an add button. The add button should also be configurable to pre-fill fields as needed. For example, when adding a new sales record maybe it should always default to “In Process”. My $.02

Joshua_Abraham
6 - Interface Innovator
6 - Interface Innovator

+1
mobile version can insert a record above, below by long tap
yes i really need!!!
please!!!

Ryan_Stone1
5 - Automation Enthusiast
5 - Automation Enthusiast

+1 to this feature.

It is such a painpoint. “Grouped by” grid views only display groups that have records in them. If I want to add a record to a hidden group option, I can’t without first adding it to an existing, inaccurate group. This is frustrating and error-prone.

If there was a generic “add record” button, I could then select the preferred group option first.

Lindsay_Crain
4 - Data Explorer
4 - Data Explorer

Found my way here because this is still not a thing in May 2020. I thought maybe I was just overlooking it, but no. Ironic to me that the Android app, which is practically useless to me with all the features it lacks, has a quick add button, but the actual site still does not.

The keyboard shortcuts might help for now, but I have a tendency to always forget them.

Pavel_Gorbach
4 - Data Explorer
4 - Data Explorer

+1 for this feature. Shortcut to add a row on top would be very useful

Jed_Yost
4 - Data Explorer
4 - Data Explorer

Yes, Please! And soon! One top and bottom.

WaitroseCarpark
6 - Interface Innovator
6 - Interface Innovator

+1 for this

…and some more text to make character limit