Submitted on
Jan 15, 2016
07:52 AM
Submitted by
Chris_Sanders
on
Jan 15, 2016
07:52 AM

For better or for worse, I often have information in one table that I need to transfer to another table. Usually, the two tables have some fields in common, but some unique fields; which means Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V does a column-wise copy of the date, when, in fact, the columns usually don’t match. What does match, however, are the field names. “First Name” = “First Name”, “Last Name” = “Last Name”, etc.
I’d love to have an optional copy that ignores columns and matches field names when copying the data. Any fields that don’t match don’t get copied.
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Submitted on
Jan 11, 2016
11:07 AM
Submitted by
Chester_McLaugh
on
Jan 11, 2016
11:07 AM

I update some fields dynamically using the API. I would like those fields to be uneditable or locked except via the API.
For example, I manage a base called Trips. One of the fields is called “participant count”. Using a cron-driven script, I update that field regularly via the API. I would prefer that no other users could then modify that field.
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Submitted on
Jan 06, 2016
05:10 AM
Submitted by
Chris_Sanders
on
Jan 06, 2016
05:10 AM

Attempts to use Date and Time functions with a date in a Lookup field result in #ERROR!
It would be great to have that working.
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Submitted on
Dec 11, 2015
05:51 AM
Submitted by
Chris_Sanders
on
Dec 11, 2015
05:51 AM

I’m finding that Airtable does so many things right, and I want to use it in my nonprofit for client/case/volunteer management, but I’m hesitant to throw all of our eggs in that basket without the ability to locally back up the data—at least once in awhile—including attachments. It would be very valuable to us to be able to download the snapshots, and then restore from them later, if needed. (Note: I’m assuming that snapshots include attachments…that would be key)
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Submitted on
Dec 08, 2015
07:33 PM
Submitted by
Chris_Sanders
on
Dec 08, 2015
07:33 PM

I love how the expanded view shows an attachment thumbnail (and the first two or three fields) for any linked records. Could we get the same for the embedded card view, which right now just shows the name of the linked record?
I’m envisioning using this for a photo directory, where a group/household entry would link to the records of the individual members, showing a thumbnail image of each inside the embedded card view.
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Submitted on
Dec 01, 2015
09:41 PM
Submitted by
Denise_Schumake
on
Dec 01, 2015
09:41 PM

It would be great if it was possible to FORMAT TEXT (fonts, colors, bold, italics), CELLS (left, right, center alignment, background colors), and BORDERS (bold or dashed lines, colors) within tables. The ability to add extra header lines and/or to FREEZE more cells vertically and horizontally would help, too.
I really like the idea of Airtable, but can’t effectively use it over Excel until it has more functionality.
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Submitted on
Nov 26, 2015
06:57 PM
Submitted by
Tom_Marino
on
Nov 26, 2015
06:57 PM

Hey folks, thanks for a great product.
Simple request: Can you please incorporate the ability to create colored and/or highlighted fields? I’d like to call out certain rows within sheets. With the inferior, last generation sheets programs (shameless sucking up) I’d always used colors for this purpose. I realize I could use a column for this, but its a waste of a column in my mind, especially if you are trying to avoid scrolling left to right.
Thanks for consideration.
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Submitted on
Nov 20, 2015
12:59 PM
Submitted by
Jacob_Clayton
on
Nov 20, 2015
12:59 PM

I can add attachments from iCloud Drive through the website, however I can not attached items from iCloud Drive on iOS. Is it possible to allow the iOS document picker to be accessed through attachments?
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Submitted on
Nov 20, 2015
04:06 AM
Submitted by
Sashman
on
Nov 20, 2015
04:06 AM

I.e. change the order of entries in the Views drop-down menu.
Use rationale: the views get added and deleted all the time, new ones always get appended to the bottom of the list, whereas logic and reason may call for another ordering.
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Submitted on
Nov 16, 2015
02:37 PM
Submitted by
Jacob_Clayton
on
Nov 16, 2015
02:37 PM

Could you add a new data type for locations? Types of locations that would be useful are:
-Address (123 First St, City, State)
-Lat / Long (31.12345, -110.12345)
-Military Grid Reference System (11S NV 12345 12345)
This would be incredibly useful if the location is a hyperlink to a map (similar to how an address in the Long Text data field will open up in Apple Maps).
Additionally, if a list of locations on a table could be viewed in a single map view allowing the map to display all of the locations from the table.
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