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Sarah_Filipiak
5 - Automation Enthusiast
5 - Automation Enthusiast

When I import data for event registration, several of our data columns contain single select responses. Right now, I have to change each columnโ€™s field type from text to single select individually. When there are 30+ datasets to be changed, that takes a while! It would be lovely if I could select all of the columns that need to be changed, and set all their field types at once (in this case to single select).

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Victoria_Hay
6 - Interface Innovator
6 - Interface Innovator

Hi Sarah, thanks for the feedback! This is something we are definitely considering, thanks for letting us know it would be of use to you :blush:

Ink-Michael
4 - Data Explorer
4 - Data Explorer

I second this as much-needed!

I have a checklist Iโ€™ll need to use repeatedly, so I thought, โ€œwhy not Airtableโ€? I pasted it into numbers, cleaned up the formatting, and made all of the columns but the primary field checkboxes. I exported to .csv, imported that into Airtable andโ€ฆ all field types were single line text.

Without a batch tool, I now have 100+ fields to either manually updateโ€ฆ though Iโ€™ll likely have to abandon Airtable for this task instead, and so a batch tool would be terribly usefulโ€”my number #2 addition, behind linking bases of course.

Troy_Bravenboer
4 - Data Explorer
4 - Data Explorer

Still Very Valid request.

David_Gordon1
4 - Data Explorer
4 - Data Explorer

Agreed this would be awesome. Making a form for Election Results right now coming in live on Election Night. Would be great if I could bulk change the field type for each candidate into numbers. Thanks.

andywingrave
10 - Mercury
10 - Mercury

This would be amazing! Iโ€™ve just inherited around 400 rows of numbers, and I need to change them all to numbers individually!

/womp

Dmitriy_Soloduk
5 - Automation Enthusiast
5 - Automation Enthusiast

Needed it too. Still doesnโ€™t work?

Celi_Tamayo-Lee
4 - Data Explorer
4 - Data Explorer

:raised_hand: Hold up! Its been two years and this feature still isnโ€™t here. :clap: Letโ€™sโ€‹:clap:goโ€‹:clap:AirTableโ€‹:clap:

Steve_Penson
5 - Automation Enthusiast
5 - Automation Enthusiast

Agree. This would be very useful functionality.

Bramble_App
4 - Data Explorer
4 - Data Explorer

Please implement this feature

Adam_Rondeau
5 - Automation Enthusiast
5 - Automation Enthusiast

Yes, please. While connected third party integrations like a JotForm form that has over 180 inputs, itโ€™s very time consuming to have to go through and adjust each field type individually.