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Submitted on
‎Oct 22, 2024
12:40 PM
Submitted by
Joseph_Roza
on
‎Oct 22, 2024
12:40 PM
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What is the proposed idea/solution? Currently, automations from bases don't activate if that base hasn't been used in a while, unless those bases have automations which are timed. This creates a problem if there are bases which have synced tables from other bases which haven't been used in a while, so the automations don't fire, even if the data syncs at regular intervals. This means that any data in those synced tables which might be modified by these automations aren't updated as they should be, as the automations aren't firing. It makes sense to me that the bases which have tables synced to other bases should automatically 'wake' when their synced tables are synced to ensure any data in those synced tables is synced. Currently, I use an automation on a timer to automatically wake the base, which is fine, but that also contributes to my automation limits, which is not ideal. How does is solve the user problems? This would prevent data which relies on automations to stay up-to-date does not get outdated because of a sleeping base. How was this validated? I have a table synced from another base which updates it's data every hours. This synced table goes out-of-date after a while even if the destination base has been regularly active. Who is the target audience? Probably business-enterprise users who rely on up-to-date data from synced tables.
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New Ideas
Submitted on
‎Dec 04, 2023
03:16 PM
Submitted by
afassero
on
‎Dec 04, 2023
03:16 PM
![6 - Interface Innovator 6 - Interface Innovator](/html/@781FA7B006C69ED0612A0090F8465157/rank_icons/Rank-InterfaceInnovator.png)
What is the proposed idea/solution? ...User is able to select multiple Views. Any changes applied to the first selected View are applied to the other selected Views (e.g. Column Width, Column Order, "Hide fields", "Filter", "Group", "Sort", "Color", "Row Height") How does is solve the user problems? ...Currently the process is manual for each View. This can be extremely time consuming and prone to human error, that can affect Synced Tables. Who is the target audience? ...Users who have more than one View per Table, especially users with a large number of Views per Table.
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New Ideas
Submitted on
‎Jun 21, 2023
02:19 PM
Submitted by
perrytancredi
on
‎Jun 21, 2023
02:19 PM
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What is the proposed idea/solution? ...include an option for automation on field updates to not trigger on each keystroke (i.e. to trigger when focus is lost on the watched field or some other solution) How does is solve the user problems? ...triggering automations on each keystroke causes several problems, especially with two-way sync either within Airtable or with external sources (discussed here: https://community.airtable.com/t5/automations/automation-starts-immediately-after-the-first-keystroke/td-p/101927) How was this validated? ...I have a base that this is causing issues for Who is the target audience? ...anyone who has automations in bases that are enabled with two-way sync
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New Ideas
Submitted on
‎May 18, 2023
04:25 PM
Submitted by
Tito_Alverio
on
‎May 18, 2023
04:25 PM
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What is the proposed idea/solution? Be able to group and/or hide tables in a base. For example I am linking to records in other bases, so tables are being imported into bases. I'd like to hide these synced tables to keep the base organzied and focused for users. How does is solve the user problems? Helps with staying organized and keeping a base clean. I'd like to hide these synced tables to keep the base organized and focused for users. It could help clearly show which tables are meant to be interacted with, while other tables are purely due to being referenced, thus wanting to hide them. How was this validated? ? Who is the target audience? Everyone using Airtable
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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
![6 - Interface Innovator 6 - Interface Innovator](/html/@781FA7B006C69ED0612A0090F8465157/rank_icons/Rank-InterfaceInnovator.png)
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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New Ideas
Submitted on
‎Mar 25, 2023
11:06 AM
Submitted by
Alex_Gribov
on
‎Mar 25, 2023
11:06 AM
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Would be nice if we could have a way to manually sync a synced base from within an interface - I've designed interfaces for all our team's workflow's, but if you edit data in another base you still need to manually go to the table right click on the name, and click sync, then go back and wait. This is a pretty cluttered workflow to just get updates. Would be even better if there was two-way sync (edit on either side of the sync) and/or constant automatic syncing, but in lieu of those features this would be nice.
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Status:
New Ideas
Submitted on
‎Dec 04, 2023
03:04 PM
Submitted by
afassero
on
‎Dec 04, 2023
03:04 PM
![6 - Interface Innovator 6 - Interface Innovator](/html/@781FA7B006C69ED0612A0090F8465157/rank_icons/Rank-InterfaceInnovator.png)
What is the proposed idea/solution? ...Allow copy and pasting "Options" and "Colors" from one Single Select or Multi-Select Field to another. How does is solve the user problems? ...Users have to manually enter "Options" and "Colors" for each Single Select or Multi-Select Field currently. This can be extremely time consuming and prone to human error, that can affect Multi-Syncs. Who is the target audience? ...All Users of "Single Select" or "Multi-Select Fields" across multiple Tables and / or Bases
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New Ideas
Submitted on
‎May 08, 2024
06:40 AM
Submitted by
stefanielukner
on
‎May 08, 2024
06:40 AM
![5 - Automation Enthusiast 5 - Automation Enthusiast](/html/@8E0586A35C6D0D07EA6A610CF7AEF6BF/rank_icons/Rank-AutomationEnthusiast.png)
What is the proposed idea/solution? I would like linked records to be synced between tables in both directions. For example, I have one base that contains campaigns and another one that contains products. Products are linked to campaigns in the products base and while I can also link them in the synced product table in the campaigns base, I cannot make edits in the campaigns base on them. How does is solve the user problems? Allow edits on linked records between two-way synced tables. How was this validated? It's a big use case within our company to facilitate collaboration and increase workspeed while maintaining proper rights distribution. Who is the target audience? Everyone working with synced tables.
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New Ideas
Submitted on
‎Sep 22, 2023
12:37 PM
Submitted by
jacedh
on
‎Sep 22, 2023
12:37 PM
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What is the proposed idea/solution? Add more imported data from each email imported from Outlook via Automations. Specifically I'm missing "Conversation ID" that could be very useful to automatically group emails that are part of a longer conversation. If possible, also being able to get at least PDF attachments would be amazing. How does is solve the user problems? I have to rely on one or more services to get these features today (Power Automate (has more data from each email) to Google Sheets, then using automations to import from Google sheets. As you already have a Outlook integration, adding a few more data points should be easy. How was this validated? Other services provide much more data points for Outlook emails. Who is the target audience? People that use Outlook and Automations to import emails from their inbox to Airtable.
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Status:
New Ideas
Submitted on
‎Dec 04, 2023
03:37 PM
Submitted by
afassero
on
‎Dec 04, 2023
03:37 PM
![6 - Interface Innovator 6 - Interface Innovator](/html/@781FA7B006C69ED0612A0090F8465157/rank_icons/Rank-InterfaceInnovator.png)
What is the proposed idea/solution? ...For a Table with one or more Synced Tables, allow the User to Add Records. Options include Adding Records to the Current Table OR selecting a Synced Table to Add Records (must pick one table). How does is solve the user problems? ...In order to Add Records to one or more Synced Tables, the User must navigate away from the current Base to the Synced Table to add the Record, then navigate back to the Synced Table. This is information is hard to find in the User Interface since it is burred in the Table Drop Down > Update Sync Configuration Dialogue Box. Who is the target audience? ...All Users of Synced Tables that would like to add New Records.
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