Block idea: Menu / Favs

[Ben_Orozco]

Having different Views per table is great, but it would be great to have a curated menu (maybe as a Block in the left side) of views, as a simple & friendly UI for accesing different parts of the base/app.

It doesn’t have to be a full tree-like structure, it can be 2 or 3 levels deep, maybe the first level being a category, defined by the table name.

Custom icons/names would be a plus++

[Matthew_Dewey]

Nice idea. Agree a curated menu could be nice.

[Ben_Orozco]

I can imagine how the level of depth of this menu could be determined by something like sub-views, check this out:

Views based on other Views Product Suggestions

It would be awesome to have “master” views from which others can be derived/scoped, a.k.a. sub-views based on other views! A use-case of my own: I have a highly customized view I use all the time, it has lots various filters, groupings, hidden fields, sorts, … Sometimes I need to filter this view by an specific requirement (ex. a time span). Currently I have a duplicated view of the original with the added filter. Nevertheless, if I change something in my original view I have to remember to…

[AlexWolfe]

Similar to the Universe-type side bar from this discussion:

How to create an "Airtable Universe" style sidebar with shortcuts to views?

Thanks for the 'Universe' tip, I hadn't seen that yet and agreed, to your point. The Universe sidebar format is awesome (kudos to the AT team!) I would definitely love to see some version of it inside the application! I could see it as a way to help me curate information amongst my team as it sprawls. Currently I use an internal website with base view links for specific information rather than exposing a whole base with 20+ tables etc. and confusing the heck out of my crew. It works, but it …