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New Ideas
Submitted on
Jun 06, 2023
09:55 AM
Submitted by
Danarone
on
Jun 06, 2023
09:55 AM

What is the proposed idea/solution? A Project Archive Feature to make it easy to 'deactivate and hide a project when certain criteria are met. An archived project would be grayed-out, hidden completely everywhere in the base or moved into an Archive Table. It would no longer affect any rollups or calculated fields. To make it active again, the user goes to Archive settings, click 'Show Archived Projects' then changes the criteria back to active. How does is solve the user problems? Current solutions only hide the project from view. it is still active and you need to consciously filter it from view everywhere in the base. Or you need to manually copy the project to an Archive table and delete from active which is tedious. How was this validated? No validation has been performed. Who is the target audience? Project managers with multiple projects that have a lot of fields/data. Their organization is known to pause or cancel a project and re-activate it again at a later date. Or they simply want to save old projects for reference.
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Status:
New Ideas
Submitted on
Mar 07, 2023
07:47 AM
Submitted by
estevamfurtado
on
Mar 07, 2023
07:47 AM

I think it is time for Airtable to add recursive capabilities to data inside a table. I know it is challenging to implement, but the workaround users have been doing are truly not delivering the intentions and expected experience. It just feels limited not to be able to create subtasks, goals and subgoals, accounting systems, etc. There are so many ideas that would be finally unlocked and it would definitely take Airtable to a whole new level!
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Submitted on
Mar 16, 2020
05:30 PM
Submitted by
Jess_Sand
on
Mar 16, 2020
05:30 PM

I love the new Base Schema block. As a content strategist, it has some really great potential applications. The degree of control in the settings, however, is far too limited to be useful for complex bases—which is likely to be a major use case. Some controls I’d need to have to be able to put this to practical use (in order of priority):
Select which tables within a base to map
Choose to map all fields, or only non-hidden fields.
Apply specific colors to connection types that persist, not just on rollover
Apply specific line type (e.g. dashed, dotted, solid) to connection types that persist, not just on rollover
Additionally, I’d love to see the following enhancements:
Export to PDF or PNG (table stakes for any visualization, if you ask me)
Bézier control over the line curves
I so want to be able to make good use of this block, and will continue playing with it in more simple bases. From my limited interaction so far, it’s not super usable for the types of bases it would be truly useful for. I do love that I can rearrange the position of the tables, and the interactivity of the lines is nice (though feels like secondary importance to some of the stuff in my list above).
Thanks!!
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Submitted on
Mar 03, 2020
12:10 PM
Submitted by
Oli_Steadman
on
Mar 03, 2020
12:10 PM

For these table features:
FILTER BY
COLOR BY
… we currently have the following options, but they do not cater for tables where many records with very similar substrings can be difficult to separate from each other:
contains
does not contain
is
is not
is empty
is not empty
is any of
is none of
… so it’d be helpful to have the following additional ways to filter:
“starts with”
“ends with”
… for example if I have 1000s of records named by format:
YYYYMMDD-hh:mm:ss-[0-9][A-Za-z0-9 -]
… I would be able to separate records of a particular year from each other by filtering/coloring on
name starts with ‘2022’
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Submitted on
Oct 03, 2018
09:31 PM
Submitted by
Mathias_Elmose
on
Oct 03, 2018
09:31 PM

Hi! Yes I said it - I need some unstructured in Airtable! I would like a “free form” view like a Canvas view with the option to add relations between record. I like Airtable because is so organized and structured but sometimes it’s not nice (and creative) to be unstructured :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: I would use it for a more open brainstorm or mindmap session that it could then organize more in grid view or the like. The process would be just to add and group records before you had defined all the field data. Sometimes you just want to get started with something I like the way calendar works where you have a menu with the records on the side that you can drag in and out. So instead of the calendar, it would just be an infinite canvas.
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Status:
New Ideas
Submitted on
Dec 04, 2023
04:16 PM
Submitted by
afassero
on
Dec 04, 2023
04:16 PM

What is the proposed idea/solution? ... A new feature that transposes the Rows and Columns of a View. How does is solve the user problems? ... It is useful to transpose the Rows and Columns of a Table for for viewing and / or calculations. In Airtable it is more efficient to create Records for time rather than Fields (e.g. each Row is a unit of Time like a Week, Month, Quarter, Year, etc. and not the column). The ability to see each unit of Time as a column moving from left to right is standard practice. How was this validated? ...This is a core feature to all spreadsheet applications. Who is the target audience? ...All Users
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What is the proposed idea/solution? For date or time-dependent charts such as n over time (for example, sales over time), it's useful to have an option to compare the chart for a specific range. Similar to how Shopify's analytics chart works: Either Airtable has a toggle option to show/hide a comparison preset, or interface users can customize the comparison range on their own. For example: there's a line chart for tracking website sessions (y-axis, sum) over time (x-axis, month) the data records from January 2022 to October 2023 At the moment, the Airtable interface can only show a flat line from January 2022 to October 2023, but it would be simpler to only show January to December 2023 (the line ends in October since there's no data yet for November and December 2023) and toggle a comparison overlay on top of the chart by showing data from January to December 2022. How does this solve the user problems? At the moment, the best way to do this is to have multiple aligned charts and compare them side-by-side. However, this comparison chart overlay allows users to quickly gauge metrics over time using the same chart. Is the number weaker during the same month but different year? You'll easily see it on the hills and valleys of the chart. Much better if we could customize the line/thickness/opacity/color of the overlay chart as well as the ability to set a benchmark. How was this validated? Taking advantage of data bucketing by weeks, months, years, etc. Who is the target audience? Analysts. Interface users. People who like charts.
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Submitted on
Feb 18, 2020
07:47 AM
Submitted by
Darin_Bellisari
on
Feb 18, 2020
07:47 AM

Hi all - while the Color feature is fine, it does not visually separate rows well. It would be excellent to have a feature where you can color/highlight/grey out entire rows.
In my use case for example, it would be greying out and/or italicizing rows that have a start date in the future
The problem with simulating this via grouping by a calculated field is that when you group by a calculated field you can no longer add new entries, which is cumbersome (to have to remove the grouping and re-add it every time you want to create a new item, such as when you’re walking through the list as a team)
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Status:
New Ideas
Submitted on
Aug 28, 2024
01:45 PM
Submitted by
katfinley
on
Aug 28, 2024
01:45 PM

Context: our Airtable account hits the automation run limit every month. I believe we've upgraded to the plan with the maximum allowable amount of automation runs. FWIW: I would pay more for more automation runs, and would pay a lot for unlimited automation runs. Situation: There is a limit/cap on automations that can be run, per month There are a number of different automations based on a variety of triggers, across tables and bases Idea would address these two issues: Cannot currently maintain and/or optimize for a functional account, that will remain under the monthly automation limit, without access to the centralized automation run log Cannot currently troubleshoot or trace an issue when an automation is running, but it's not clear what is triggering it/in which table Thanks in advance for considering.
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What is the proposed idea/solution? I suggest introducing a test/production environment feature in Airtable that applies to the data automations and interface sections of a base. This would allow users to create and test changes within a "test" version of a base, including data modifications and interface updates etc.. without impacting the live production environment. Once the changes have been fully tested and validated, users could publish these changes to the production environment, ensuring that the live base remains stable and unaffected during the testing phase. How does is solve the user problems? Comprehensive Risk Mitigation: It provides a safe environment for users to experiment with data, automations and interface changes, minimizing the risk of disrupting the live base. Increased Confidence in Updates: Users can test new workflows, interface layouts, formulas, scripts, and automations comprehensively in isolation, ensuring everything works correctly before pushing changes live. Streamlined Workflow: This would eliminate the need for cumbersome workarounds, such as duplicating bases for testing, and reduce confusion caused by multiple versions. It would also allow for seamless transitions from testing to production, improving overall efficiency. Who is the target audience? Power Users: Those who use Airtable for complex projects and need to test changes before going live. Teams and Organizations: Groups relying on Airtable for collaboration, requiring safe testing environments to avoid disruptions. Developers and Technical Users: Those building custom scripts or integrations who need a sandbox for experimentation. Project Managers: Responsible for maintaining base integrity, ensuring changes are vetted before deployment. Consultants: Professionals managing Airtable for clients, needing to demo changes safely before applying them to live bases Thank you Team Airtable !
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