Add ability to configure help text for a Text field on Interfaces.

Craig_Toohey · ‎Nov 26, 2024

Good day Airtable overlords, I love the ability to be able to include Text boxes with headings for sections on an interface page. It's nice to be able to include paragraph text below, which I use for instructions for users, but I'd love if that smaller text could instead be more like a field description, ie a hoverable "i" associated with the text box. Currently the text box just shows as "Untitled", with "No configurable properties". There are three dots to change the name of the text field, but clicking on "Rename" actually does nothing. It'd be great if we could just add help text to the text field, so that we can use the text field as a section header, and the help text doesn't have to take up valuable real estate. Your loyal servant, Craig

Ringthebells86 · ‎Nov 21, 2024

What is the proposed idea/solution? Airtable desperately needs more options for date filtering. Most importantly the following: within next calendar week/month within past calendar week/month on or before the end of this calendar week on or before the end of next calendar week Airtable barely has filters for calendar weeks which is extremely frustrating because most program managers are looking at the tasks for the given week and it is super annoying to have to make it a custom between 2 date fields because saying on or before one week from now will show tasks from the following week within the first few days. How does is solve the user problems? This makes searches more automated so they will automatically show you what is happening in the given calendar week/month without having to do the current way which is: Date is on or after 11/1/2024 or date is on or before 11/30/2024 (which has to manually be changed every month). It just makes things unnecessarily difficult when it should just be simple to add these date filters.

ChrisB · ‎Nov 20, 2024

Nested records don't currently have a great way to view, as the list view hierarchy only supports nested records in some contexts, and has a limited number of levels shown when it is supported. Implement a view or add to an existing view (e.g. list) the ability to have nested records of the same type and infinite (or at least more) levels of nesting displayed. The ability to fold nested levels to better navigate the list would make this very manageable for large datasets with several layers of nesting.

ChrisB · ‎Nov 20, 2024

What is the proposed idea/solution? The org chart extension is a great tool to visualise a tree of records where there is a parent/child relationship implemented using a linked field to a record of the same type. However, the extension isn't easy to integrate into an interface and there is no good way for an end user to choose which group of records should be visualised. How does is solve the user problems? Adding the visualisation to interface designer integrates this data view into interfaces and could provide the end user some control over what records are displayed in the visualisation

ChrisB · ‎Nov 20, 2024

What is the proposed idea/solution? to avoid needing to use automations to populate a record when clicking a button, allow the 'update record' action to use dynamic values as you can currently do using automations. How does is solve the user problems? As the number of automations is limited to 50, this avoids needing to use trivial automations to capture dynamic updates to a record, for example setting a date/time field to the last modified time to note when a change was made, or copying user provided text into another field.

TomS · ‎Nov 20, 2024

What is the proposed idea/solution? I use the Timeline view to plan staff resourcing, and I need to see when weekends are so that we can plan around them. The single letters representing days are very small, and visually it takes very intentional cross-checking between the entries and the records and the days on the timeline at the top, which makes the process a lot more fiddly. Currently, the only way to do this visually in the way I'd need it is to create a record for a weekend and colour it based on the day of the week and tag it in every swim lane, however, creating an empty record purely for a weekend could potentially cause data issues. It'd be easier if we had the options to colour dates on the UI. How does is solve the user problems? People could track regular deadlines, weekends, public holidays etc on timelines without the need to create a record (potentially causing data issues) to do so.

Sean_Murphy1 · ‎Nov 18, 2024

Some buttons can have rules applied to them so that they only appear for certain users, for example. Other buttons don't, like top-level 'view' buttons. This means I still have to duplicate interfaces to provide differing levels of access. Please enable 'Visibility Rules' for all buttons in interfaces. See attached image of where this configuration could go.

Joseph_Roza · ‎Nov 15, 2024

What is the proposed idea/solution? The light greyblue linked record background in the List View on Interfaces makes me sad. Maybe make the grey take up the whole field, like a Large view of a Single Select field? Or maybe just transparent? I think something different would really help with the wonderful dropdown selection window. How does is solve the user problems? It takes out the sadness of the dreary grey and replaces it with the joy of not-grey. Who is the target audience? Look at that grey and tell me it doesn't make you sad. If it makes you sad, you're the target audience. On a more serious note, I totally get that this is unlikely, as it's probably more a UI consistency thing, but by golly I resist with every fiber of my being using linked record fields on List View because of how they look.

Joseph_Roza · ‎Nov 12, 2024

What is the proposed idea/solution? When creating inline records from the Calendar view, open the sidesheet immediately instead of having to click the arrow expand buttons to actually edit the record. IMO this should be the default interaction if no fields are editable from the interface page. How does is solve the user problems? There's a small hiccup on in-line record creation on the Calendar view if no fields are visible. My users either get confused as to how to edit newly-created records or don't even realize that those arrows to expand records exist. How was this validated? Regular feedback from users of Calendar interface views who express confusion resulting from this interaction. The calendar view is the favorite view from many of my users, but this interaction is a little janky. Who is the target audience? I believe almost anybody who uses the Calendar view in interfaces would prefer this method of inline record creation if there are no editable fields.

Joseph_Roza · ‎Nov 04, 2024

What is the proposed idea/solution? Let us create custom terms for records in tables in addition to selecting from the predefined list. How does is solve the user problems? The list provides a great starting point for record names, but too often terms aren't available. For instance, Phone Number isn't an available term, despite having a record field type of Phone Number, and neither is Number. This translates to the interfaces any time an 'Add Record' button appears to a linked record field, which may cause confusion if an intuitive term is not available. This is a relatively small ask (that I do not understand the technical requirements of at all, so please don't misunderstand me) that would go a long way to improve the user experience, especially to those users less tech-savvy than others. How was this validated? Every single time I've searched for a term in the pre-defined list of terms for records, I almost always come up empty. Who is the target audience? Moreso end users unfamiliar with Airtable who see a button to add/create/link records.

Add ability to configure help text for a Text field on Interfaces.

More filter date options desperately needed

Display nested records for linked field to same type in interface designer list view

Add org chart as a view to interface designer

Interfaces can use dynamic results when selecting the 'update record' action for a button

Option to colour specific days on Timeline view (not the records themselves, but on the UI)

Inconsistent 'Visibility Rules' for buttons

Slightly Prettier Linked Records Appearance - On List View Interfaces

Calendar Interface View: Immediately open Sidesheet on inline record creation

Custom Record Terms (Names) for records.

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